Simple, inexpensive media for mass production of three entomophthoralean fungi

Mycological Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 326-334

  Leite, Luis G ^a,b   Alves, Sérgio B ^c   Batista Filho, Antonio ^a   Roberts, Donald W ^b  

^a Instituto Biológico Centro Experimental do Instituto Biológico   (Brazil)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; REARING;

ACARI; BATKOA; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; FURIA; INSECTA; NEOZYGITES FLORIDANA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 18244369018     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756205002406     Document Type: Article

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