Biocontrol of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and white mold of soybean using saprobic fungi from semi-arid areas of Northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACTThe incidence and the levels of yield loss caused by the white mold of soybean (caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) have increased in areas of higher altitude at Cerrado and Southern Brazil, causing yield losses of up to 60%. The aim of this study was to select saprobic fungi with...

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Main Authors: Daiane Cristina Martins Barros, Inês Cristina de Batista Fonseca, Maria Isabel Balbi-Peña, Sérgio Florentino Pascholati, Douglas Casaroto Peitl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Grupo Paulista de Fitopatologia 2015-12-01
Series:Summa Phytopathologica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-54052015000400251&lng=en&tlng=en