The effect of application time and soil factors on the occurrence of Beauveria brongniartii applied as a biological control agent in soil

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-23

  Kessler, Philip ^a   Matzke, Horst ^b   Keller, Siegfried ^a  

^a Eidg Forschungsanstalt fur Agrarokologie und Landbau   (Switzerland)

^b Eric Schweizer Seeds Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biological control; Biological soil activity; Melolontha melolontha; Occurrence; Soil moisture; Soil temperature; Soil texture; Time of application

Indexed keywords

BEAUVERIA; BEAUVERIA BRONGNIARTII; CORDYCEPS BRONGNIARTII; FUNGI; MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA;

EID: 0141638452     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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