A simple and effective bioassay to study the effect of plant surface chemicals on the behaviour of Trichogramma spp.

Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-216

  Romeis, J ^a,b   Shanower, T G ^a   Zebitz, C P W ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Helicoverpa armigera; Parasitization behaviour; Plant surface chemicals; Trichogramma cbilonis

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442509294     PISSN: 03408159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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