Characterisation of optimum cultural environmental conditions for the production of high numbers of Metarhizium anisopliae blastospores with enhanced ecological fitness

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 683-699

  Ypsilos, Ioannis K ^a   Magan, Naresh ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blastospores; Compatible solutes; Liquid culture; Metarhizium anisopliae; Polyols; Water activity

Indexed keywords

SPORE;

METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; MICROPUS;

EID: 27544472290     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150500136774     Document Type: Article

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