Screening of Indigenous Trichoderma Isolates for Their Nematocidal Potential Against Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne Spp.) Attacking Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Adomako, Joseph; Larbi-Koranteng, Stephen; Twum, Simon; Danso, Yaw

doi:10.2478/johr-2025-0001

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Screening of Indigenous Trichoderma Isolates for Their Nematocidal Potential Against Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne Spp.) Attacking Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

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