Saturated salt solutions for humidity control and the survival of dry powder and oil formulations of Beauveria bassiana conidia

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-143

  Hong, Tran D ^a   Edgington, Steve ^b   Ellis, Richard H ^a   De Muro, Marilena Aquino ^b   Moore, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Conidia storage longevity; Conidia survival; Hermetic storage; Moisture content; Oil formulation; Relative humidity; Saturated salt solution; Viability equation

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC SALT; OIL; PRESERVATION SOLUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DESICCATION; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMIDITY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; DESICCATION; HUMIDITY; HYPOCREALES; OILS; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SALTS; SPORES, FUNGAL; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA;

EID: 23444434114     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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