An exploratory study on the influence of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the success of weed biological control with insects

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-202

  Harris, P ^a   Clapperton, M J ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centaurea diffusa; Root feeding insects; Sphenoptera jugoslavica; Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Weed biocontrol

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; ROOT BEETLE; ROOT-FEEDING INSECT; VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; WEED CONTROL;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; ASTERACEAE; BUPRESTIDAE; CENTAUREA DIFFUSA; COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYCORRHIZAE; POACEAE; SPHENOPTERA; SPHENOPTERA JUGOSLAVICA;

EID: 0030850065     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159730893     Document Type: Article

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