Effects of a fungicide, an insecticide, and a biopesticide on Tolypothrix scytonemoides

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-171

  Rajendran, U M ^a   Kathirvel, Elango ^a   Narayanaswamy, Anand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Blue green alga; Cyanobacterium; Glutamine synthetase; Nitrogenase; Pesticides; Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; TOLYPOTHRIX SCYTONEMOIDES;

EID: 33845709037     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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