Laboratory screening of different Bacillus thuringiensis strains against certain lepidopteran pests and subsequent field evaluation on the pod boring pest complex of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 319-323

  Puntambekar, U S ^a   Mukherjee, S N ^a   Ranjekar, P K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioinsecticide; Biological control; Cajanus cajan; Microbial pest control agent; Pigeonpea

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ENDOSULFAN; FABACEAE; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INDIA; INSECTICIDES; LEPIDOPTERA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CAJAN; CAJANUS CAJAN; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PHTHORIMAEA; PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 0030956062     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000161206642     Document Type: Article

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