The interactions of tropical soda apple mosaic tobamovirus and Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), an introduced biological control agent of tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum)

Biological Control

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 294-300

  Overholt, W A ^a   Markle, L ^a   Rosskopf, E ^b   Manrique, V ^a   Albano, J ^b   Cave, E ^a   Adkins, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Gratiana boliviana; Plant pathogen insect herbivore interactions; Solanum viarum; Tropical soda apple; Tropical soda apple mosaic virus; TSAMV

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GRATIANA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM VIARUM; TOBAMOVIRUS; TROPICAL SODA APPLE MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 58849154950     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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