Genetic improvement of the desiccation tolerance of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora through selective breeding

Biological Control

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 218-226

  Strauch, O ^a   Oestergaard, J ^a   Hollmer, S ^a   Ehlers, R U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Desiccation tolerance; Genetic improvement; Heritability; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Heterosis; Selective breeding; Stress adaptation

Indexed keywords

HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; NEMATODA;

EID: 4143121341     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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