Formulation of a biocontrol agent by entrapping biomass of Trichoderma viride in gluten matrix

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 822-824

  Cho, Chen Fu ^a   Lee, Wen Chien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antagonistic fungi; Biocontrol agent; Entrapment; Formulation; Gluten

Indexed keywords

GLUTEN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOMASS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCAPSULATION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PH; SOIL; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

FUNGI; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 0032797977     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(99)80161-3     Document Type: Article

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