Entomopathogenic fungal endophytes

Biological Control

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-82

  Vega, Fernando E ^a   Posada, Francisco ^a   Catherine Aime, M ^a   Pava Ripoll, Monica ^b   Infante, Francisco ^c   Rehner, Stephen A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acremonium; Beauveria; Biological control; Cladosporium; Clonostachys; Coffee; Endophytes; Entomopathogens; Isaria; Paecilomyces

Indexed keywords

BEAUVERIA; BIONECTRIA OCHROLEUCA; CLADOSPORIUM; CLONOSTACHYS; HEXAPODA; ISARIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 37049036751     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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