Rapid degradation of a binary, PS149B1, δ-endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis in soil, and a novel mathematical model for fitting curve-linear decay

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 208-214

  Herman, Rod A ^a   Scherer, Peter N ^a   Wolt, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Degradation; Model; Soil; Strain PS149B1

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIABROTICA; DIABROTICA UNDECIMPUNCTATA; DIABROTICA UNDECIMPUNCTATA HOWARDI; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; INSECTA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036557038     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-31.2.208     Document Type: Article

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