Improving the formulation and timing of application of endophytic biocontrol and chemical agents against frosty pod rot (Moniliophthora roreri) in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Ulrike Krauss a,*,1 , Eduardo Hidalgo a , Roy Bateman a,2 , Valex Adonijah a , Claudio...
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Improving the formulation and timing of application of endophytic biocontrol and chemical agents against frosty pod rot (Moniliophthora roreri) in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Ulrike Krauss a,*,1 , Eduardo Hidalgo a , Roy Bateman a,2 , Valex Adonijah a , Claudio Arroyo a , Johnny García a , Jayne Crozier a , Neil A. Brown a,b , G. Martijn ten Hoopen a , Keith A. Holmes c,1 a CABI Caribbean and Latin America (CLA)-Costa Rica, c/o Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 7170 Turrialba, Costa Rica b Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK c CABI E-UK, Silwood Park, Buckhurst Rd., Ascot, Berks. SL5 7TA, UK a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 1 December 2009 Accepted 26 May 2010 Available online 4 June 2010 Keywords: Biological control Classical biocontrol Cocoa Delivery system Endophytes Formulation Fungicides Moniliophthora roreri Theobroma cacao Trichoderma ovalisporum a b s t r a c t Frosty pod rot (FPR
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