TY - SER AU - El-Refaei,M.I. AU - Abd El-Moity,T.H. AU - Mergawy,M.M. TI - Biological control of powdery mildew disease on marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) at Fayoum KW - Marigolds KW - Diseases and pests KW - Biological control KW - Powdery mildew diseases N1 - Includes references N2 - Marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) is one of the important economically crops, which belongs to family Astraceac. Marigold represents one of the most important and economic ornamental crops in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The economic importance of this crop appears in both local consumption and exportation purposes. Cultivated area of marigold in 2005 growing season reached about 550 Fadden in open fields, which yielded 9397 ton flowers. Several disease attacked marigold plants in all growing stages as powdery mildew. The Present work was designed to solve a part of this dilemma and control this disease by non-chemical methods. Key words: Disease, Biological Control, Powdery Mildew, Marigold UR - http://nile.enal.sci.eg/EALE/2009/FJARD/2309/1/151.pdf ER -