Photostabilized titanium dioxide and a fluorescent brightener as adjuvants for a nucleopolyhedrovirus

BioControl

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 543-560

  Farrar Jr , Robert R ^a   Shapiro, Martin ^a   Javaid, Iqbal ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescent brightener; Helicoverpa zea; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Photostabilized; Titanium dioxide; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUS;

HELICOVERPA ZEA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PHASEOLUS LUNATUS; ZEA;

EID: 0141838576     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025723316426     Document Type: Article

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