African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5241

Full Length Research Paper

Penicillium citrinum VFI-51 as biocontrol agent to control charcoal rot of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

Meesala Sreevidya
  • Meesala Sreevidya
  • Centre for Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500 072, Telangana, India.
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Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan
  • Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, Telangana, India.
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  •  Received: 29 October 2015
  •  Accepted: 22 April 2016
  •  Published: 21 May 2016

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