African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Effectiveness of Myrothecium roridum for controlling water hyacinth and species identification based on molecular data

Orawan Piyaboon
  • Orawan Piyaboon
  • Bioproducts Science, Department of Science, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand
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Arm Unartngam
  • Arm Unartngam
  • Bioproducts Science, Department of Science, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand
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Jintana Unartngam*
  • Jintana Unartngam*
  • Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand
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  •  Received: 26 July 2013
  •  Accepted: 26 February 2014
  •  Published: 26 March 2014

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