Preparation of stable, granular formulations containing Fusarium oxysporum pathogenic to narcotic plants

Biological Control

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-84

  Connick Jr , W J ^a   Daigle, D J ^a   Pepperman, A B ^a   Hebbar, K P ^b   Lumsden, R D ^b   Anderson, T W ^c   Sands, D C ^c  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Coca; Encapsulation; Erythroxylum coca; Extrusion; Formulations; Fusarium oxysporum; Papaver somniferum; Poppy; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL;

ERYTHROXYLUM COCA; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM;

EID: 0344352470     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1998.0653     Document Type: Article

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