Integrated control of Eichhornia crassipes by using insects and plant pathogens in Mexico

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1234-1238

  Martinez Jimenez M ^a   Gómez Balandra, Ma A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acremonium zonatum; Biological control; Cercospora piaropi; Eichhornia crassipes; Neochetina

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; INSECT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; NATURAL ENEMY; PATHOGEN; PEST CONTROL;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

CERCOSPORA PIAROPI; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HEXAPODA; NEOCHETINA; NEOCHETINA BRUCHI; NEOCHETINA EICHHORNIAE;

EID: 34250720423     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2006.10.028     Document Type: Article

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