Biogeography of entomopathogenic nematodes in Ethiopia

Nematropica

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-36

  Mekete, T ^a   Gaugler, R ^b   Nguyen, K B ^c   Mandefro, W ^a   Tessera, M ^a  

^a Plant Protection Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Steinernema yirgalemense; Survey

Indexed keywords

HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA;

EID: 32244447098     PISSN: 00995444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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