Temperature and moisture requirements for conidial germination of an isolate of Beauveria bassiana, pathogenic to Rhodnius prolixus

Mycopathologia

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 117-125

  Luz, C ^a,b   Fargues, J ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Entomopathogenic fungi; Germination; Humidity; Rhodnius prolixus; Water activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031413876     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006803812504     Document Type: Article

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