Entomopathogenic fungi in population of Zonocerus variegatus (l) in Ibadan, Southwest, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 382-386

  Balogun, S A ^a   Fagade, O E ^b  

^a ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic fungi; Fungal ecology; Zonocerus variegatus infection incidence

Indexed keywords

AGROECOSYSTEM; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BEAUVERIA; BIOASSAY; ENTOMOPATHOGENY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; GRASSHOPPER; METARHIZIUM; MUCOR; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; REVIEW; SPOROGENESIS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM SP.; METARHIZIUM; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM SP.; ZONOCERUS; ZONOCERUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 18944401995     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2004.000-2074     Document Type: Review

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