'Microbigation': Delivery of biological control agents through drip irrigation systems

Irrigation Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-107

  Boari, Angela ^a   Zuccari, Diego ^b   Vurro, Maurizio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b IMaGO Netafim Irrigazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MICROORGANISMS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

IRRIGATION;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); IRRIGATION; MICROORGANISMS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BIOCONTROL AGENT; DRIP IRRIGATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HYPOCREA LIXII; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS;

EID: 37249092562     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-007-0076-x     Document Type: Article

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