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Pelleting of seed with the antagonist Pythium oligandrum for biological control of damping‐off
Author(s) -
LUTCHMEAH R. S.,
COOKE R. C.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.928
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-3059
pISSN - 0032-0862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3059.1985.tb01403.x
Subject(s) - damping off , pythium , biology , pythium ultimum , oospore , seedling , agronomy , sugar beet , biological pest control , horticulture
Pythium oligandrum oospores, incorporated in clay carrier, survived a commercial seed‐pelleting process to give protection against damping‐off in sugar beet and cress induced by Pythium ultimum , together with damping‐off in carrot caused by Mycocentrospora acerina. It is suggested that field scale evaluation of P. oligandrum as a biocontrol of fungally incited seedling diseases is now both feasible and desirable.