Comparison of Metarhizium isolates for biocontrol of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in chickpea

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 809-828

  Kulkarni, Shuklangi A ^a   Ghormade, Vandana ^b   Kulkarni, Girish ^c   Kapoor, Manisha ^a   Chavan, Santosh B ^a   Rajendran, Armugam ^a   Patil, Sanjay K ^d   Shouche, Yogesh ^c   Deshpande, Mukund V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CELL SCIENCE   (India)

^d MAHATMA PHULE KRISHI VIDYAPEETH   (India)

Author keywords

Appressorium formation; Chitin deacetylase; Chitinase; Chitosanase; Helicoverpa armigera; Lipase; Metarhizium anisopliae; Protease

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; LEGUME; MOTH;

CICER ARIETINUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 52949111514     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150802366475     Document Type: Article

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