Plant Disease Management Chemical & Biological Control

Sunday, August 7, 2011: 1:00 PM-4:15 PM
317B
1:15 PM
Strategies of biological and symbiotic control of citrus variegated chlorosis by endophytic bacteria
Paulo Lacava, Federal University of Alfenas - UNIFAL/MG, Alfenas, Brazil

1:30 PM
Characterization of bacteriophages PT21 and UASP infecting Ralstonia solanacearum: A potential bio-control agent
M. K. Prasanna Kumar, University of Agricultural Sciences, Mandya, India; (2) University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India

2:00 PM
2:15 PM
A novel endophytic biocontrol agent of oomycete pathogens with the activity of plant growth promotion, resistance induction and nitrogen fixation
Young Ryun Chung, Gyeongsang National University, Divi of Applied Life Science (BK 21), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Res Ctr, Jinju, Korea

2:45 PM
Use of silver nanoparticles for control of seedborne diseases
Young-Ki Jo, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, U.S.A.

3:15 PM
Relevance of the deposit structure for the biological efficacy of glyphosate as evaluated on four weed species
Sabin Basi, University of Bonn, INRES-Horticultural Science, Bonn, Germany

3:45 PM
Suppression of bacterial panicle blight of rice by pretreatment with various chemical compounds
Bishnu Shrestha, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A.

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