
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sitepu, K 
A1  - Wallace, HR 
T1  - Biological control of <I>Sclerotinia sclerotiorum</I> in lettuce by <I>Fusarium lateritium</I>
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1984
VL  - 24
IS  - 125
SP  - 272
EP  - 276
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9840272 
N2  - 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. 
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