Effect of soil sterilisation on biological control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and Meloidogyne javanica by antagonistic fungi and organic amendment in tomato crop

One of the major challenges in the application of biological control agents into the soil is their inability to withstand competition from natural microflora. In this study a management programme involving fungal biological control agents Trichoderma harzianum (TH) and Purpureocillium lilacinium (PL...

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Main Authors: M. W. Mwangi, W. M. Muiru, R. D. Narla, J. W. Kimenju, G. M. Kariuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-10-01
Series:Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2018.1450439