High temperature predisposition of sweet pepper to Pythium root rot and its remediation by Pseudomonas chlororaphis

Pythium root rot caused by Pythium aphanidermatum, a destructive disease of sweet pepper and other hydroponic crops, is characterized by root browning (necrosis) and reduces growth of roots and shoots. Serious losses in crop productivity are common, in part for lack of adequate control measures. Sev...

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Main Author: Sopher, Coralie
Other Authors: Hall, J. Christopher
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10214/3605