The use of Pantoea agglomerans and Flavobacterium sp. to control banana pathogens

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1002-1006

  Gunasinghe, R Niroshini ^a   Ikiriwatte, Chamari J ^a   Karunaratne, Anjani M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYODIPLODIA THEOBROMAE; BOTRYOSPHAERIA RHODINA; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; CLADOSPORIUM MUSAE; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; FUNGI; LASIODIPLODIA THEOBROMAE; MUSA; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS;

EID: 9644283152     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2004.11511852     Document Type: Article

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