Effect of rapid and gradual increase of osmotic stress on survival of entomopathogenic nematodes

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 486-497

  Chen, Songbi ^a   Glazer, Itamar ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Gradual exposure to osmotic stresses; Infectivity; Rapid exposure to osmotic stresses; Recovery time

Indexed keywords

HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STEINERNEMA GLASERI; STEINERNEMA RIOBRAVIS;

EID: 11144252334     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02980443     Document Type: Article

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