Use of chitin to improve a Beauveria bassiana alginate-pellet formulation

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-110

  Gerding González, Macarena ^a   France, Andres ^b   Sepulveda, Maria E ^a   Campos, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alginate formulation; Beauveria; Encapsulation; Entomopathogenic fungi; Mycoinsecticide

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CHITIN; ENCAPSULATION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; SPORE; WHEAT;

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33847236628     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150600937717     Document Type: Article

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