Beneficial endophytic microorganisms of Brassica - A review

Biological Control

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 102-112

  Card, Stuart D ^a   Hume, David E ^a   Roodi, Davood ^a,b   McGill, Craig R ^b   Millner, James P ^b   Johnson, Richard D ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Biological control; Brassicaceae; Endophyte; Oilseed rape

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; BRASSICACEAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84934947952     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.06.001     Document Type: Review

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