Drying and storage procedures for formulated and unformulated mycelia of the aphid-pathogenic fungus Erynia neoaphidis

Mycological Research

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 440-446

  Shah, P A ^a   Aebi, M ^a   Tuor, U ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYNIA NEOAPHIDIS;

EID: 0034098239     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756299001513     Document Type: Article

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