Molecular characterization of isolates of Metarhizium from locusts and grasshoppers

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-189

  Bridge, P D ^a   Prior, C ^b   Sagbohan, J ^c   Lomer, C J ^c   Carey, M ^b   Buddie, A ^a  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

Author keywords

biological control; isoenzymes; metarhizium; RAPDs

Indexed keywords

ACRIDOIDEA; INSECTA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; METARHIZIUM FLAVOVIRIDE VAR. FLAVOVIRIDE; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0030900527     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018387918686     Document Type: Article

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