Use of almond mesocarp for production of the entomopathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 886-895

  Lopez Llorca, L V ^a   Carbonell, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Almond mesocarp; Bioassays; Entomopathogenic fungi; Production; Verticillium lecanii

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; CELL VIABILITY; CEREAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE;

FUNGI; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; NUTS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; VERTICILLIUM;

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; PRUNUS DULCIS; RHIZOPUS; TORRUBIELLA CONFRAGOSA;

EID: 0032425986     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-9-886     Document Type: Article

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