Limits to the negative logarithmic relationship between moisture content and longevity in conidia of Metarhizium flavoviride

Annals of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 625-630

  Hong, T D ^a   Jenkins, N E ^b   Ellis, R H ^a   Moore, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Conidia longevity; Equilibrium relative humidity; Hermetic storage; Metarhizium flavoviride; Moisture content; Viability equation

Indexed keywords

ENTOMOPATHOGEN; FUNGI; LONGEVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM FLAVOVIRIDE; MYCORRHIZAE;

EID: 0031860952     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0609     Document Type: Article

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