Allicin a “natural” antifungal from garlic and its potential in controlling wheat diseases
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(1) Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. CIDEFI (Centro de Investigaciones de Fitopatología)-CONICET Dirección: 60 y 119 (1900) La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina E-mail: [email protected] Lugar de trabajo del proyecto: RWTH Institut für Pflanzenphysiologie, Lab. Biologie III, Worringerweg 1 (52074) Aachen, supported by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), Bonn, Germany. Period:December 2010-May 2011.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010