Scope of commercial formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner as an alternative to methyl bromide against Trogoderma granarium Everts larvae

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 871-880

  Ahmedani, Muhammad Shoaib ^a   Khaliq, Abdul ^a   Haque, M I ^a  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TROGODERMA GRANARIUM;

EID: 38749150938     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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