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Biological Control of Root Diseases with Pseudomonads

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Biological Control of Plant Diseases

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Fluorescent pseudomonads have been implicated in suppressive soils by many researchers (Bakker et al., 1990; Cook and Rovira, 1976; Défago and Haas, 1990; Thomashow and Weller, 1990a; Weller, 1988).

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  1. CSIRO Division of Soils, Glen Osmond, South Australia, 5064, Australia

    Albert Rovira, Maarten Ryder & Adrian Harris

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Rovira, A., Ryder, M., Harris, A. (1992). Biological Control of Root Diseases with Pseudomonads. In: Tjamos, E.C., Papavizas, G.C., Cook, R.J. (eds) Biological Control of Plant Diseases. NATO ASI Series, vol 230. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9468-7_23

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