Biological control of phytopathogenic fungi by endophytic actinomycetes isolated from maize (Zea mays L.)

This work aimed a survey on the biodiversity of maize endophytic actinomycete, and an evaluation of their potential to control the phytopathogenic fungi. From several regions of São Paulo state, 40 strains were isolated from the healthy maize plants. The identification of these strains, based on mor...

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Main Authors: Francisco Gheler Costa, Tiago Domingues Zucchi, Itamar Soares de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2013-12-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132013000600009&lng=en&tlng=en