Fajardo, Norma N.2006-12-282006-12-2819951995http://hdl.handle.net/2440/18626Copies of author's previously published articles inserted.Bibliography: leaves 72-90.vii, 101, [28] leaves, [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.Crown gall is a plant cancer caused by pathogenic strains of Agrobacterium, a soil microorganism belonging to the family Rhizobiaceae. This thesis examines the possible role in the biological control process, of an antibiotic compound agrocin 434, produced by biocontrol strains, in addition to the well-characterized adenine nucleotide, agrocin 84.50374 bytesapplication/pdfenCrown-gall disease.Agrobacterium.Rhizobiaceae Biological control.Thesis