Bio efficacy of indigenous biological agents and selected fungicides against branch canker disease of (Macrophoma theicola) tea under field level

Abstract Background Branch canker caused by Macrophoma theicola is a major stem disease of tea plants (Camellia spp.). In tea plantations, this disease causes crop loss and it is one of the major limiting factor for yield stagnation. In very few instances it causes considerable damage in new clearin...

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Main Authors: Mareeswaran Jeyaraman, Premkumar Samuel Asir Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-018-1445-8