Non-chemical seed treatment in the control of seed-borne pathogens

Global Perspectives on the Health of Seeds and Plant Propagation Material

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 105-123

  Koch, Eckhard ^a   Roberts, Steven J ^b  

^a Institute for Biological Control   (Germany)

^b Plant Health Solutions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biological control; Efficacy; Fungi; Natural products; Organic farming; Viruses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938749684     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9389-6_8     Document Type: Chapter

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