Effects of optical brighteners included in biopesticide formulations on the growth of crops

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 235-240

  Goulson, Dave ^a   Derwent, Lara C ^a   Penagos, Dora I ^b   Williams, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Reflectance; Tinopal CBS; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; PEST CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA;

HEXAPODA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; INSECTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037377193     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00088-9     Document Type: Article

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