Phytopathology · 1991 · 47 citations · 0 references
AgriculturePlant PathologyPlant SciencesCrop ProtectionPlant Disease ManagementPlant-microbe InteractionsPlant Growth-promoting MicroorganismsPlant-pathogen InteractionsPlant-pathogenic FungiRoot DiseasesRoot-microbe InteractionsSeedling DiseasesAmbient Temperature EffectsBioassay DevelopmentBiological Control EfficacyBiological Control FungiPhytophthora Root RotPlant Fungal DiseaseRoot Rot IncidenceSoil-borne Fungal Pathogens
In a greenhouse bioassay, 223 isolates of five species of Trichoderma were evaluated as biological control agents of Phytophthora crown and root rot of apple seedlings. Effects of inoculum rate and ambient temperature on seedling mortality caused by Phytophthora cactorum were determined. Isolates of Trichoderma spp. were evaluated with two delivery methods. A viscous suspension of conidia in an aqueous gel was applied to seedling roots, or a colonized mixture of peat and wheat bran (peatbran) was added to soil (...)