Effect of cultural conditions on spore-crystal yield and toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai (HD133)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-136

  Morris, O N ^a   Converse, V ^a   Kanagaratnam, P ^a   Davies, J S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Environmental Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai; Mamestra configurata

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR AIZAWAI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MAMESTRA CONFIGURATA;

EID: 0000933020     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.0020     Document Type: Article

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