
%0 Journal Article
%A Sitepu, K 
%A Wallace, HR 
%T Biological control of <I>Sclerotinia sclerotiorum</I> in lettuce by <I>Fusarium lateritium</I>
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1984/06/01
%V 24
%N 125
%P 272-276
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9840272
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9840272 
%X Fusarium lateritium inhibited ascospore germination and mycelial growth of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in various agar media. Although the inhibition zones produced by F. lateritium were most extensive at 20°C, they were still substantial at 5 and 30°C. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum requires organic matter on the soil surface for subsequent infection of lettuce stems in pots. The introduction of F. lateritium into such pots, 7 h before introducing S. sclerotiorum, gave protection. In infected pots with organic matter, 99% of plants were infected after 6 d, whereas only 5% were infected when F. lateritium was introduced. After 14 d these values increased to 100 and 33%, respectively. 
