Endophytic Beauveria bassiana in banana (Musa spp.) reduces banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) fitness and damage

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1437-1441

  Akello, J ^a,b   Dubois, T ^a   Coyne, D ^a   Kyamanywa, S ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Cosmopolites sordidus; Endophyte; Entomopathogen; Musa

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP DAMAGE; ENDOPHYTE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; HERB; SURVIVORSHIP;

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; COSMOPOLITES SORDIDUS; MUSA;

EID: 53049088422     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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