Drying of epicoccum nigrum conidia for obtaining a shelf-stable biological product against brown rot disease

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 508-514

  Larena, I ^a   De Cal, A ^a   Linan M ^a   Melgarejo, P ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Biological agent; Formulation

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FUNGI; LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPRAY DRYING;

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BROWN ROT; EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; FLUIDIZED BED DRYING; FORMULATION; FREEZE DRYING; ROT DISEASE; SKIMMED MILK; SPRAY-DRYING;

STARCH;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; PEPTONE; POLYSORBATE 20; STARCH; SUCROSE;

FUNGAL DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BROWN ROT; CONIDIUM; EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; FLUIDIZED BED; FREEZE DRYING; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; MILK; NONHUMAN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPRAY DRYING; SURVIVAL;

EPICOCCUM; EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; FUNGI;

EID: 0037223485     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01860.x     Document Type: Article

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