Potential of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates from Benin to control Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Crop Protection

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 220-224

  Godonou, I ^a   James, B ^a   Atcha Ahowe C ^a   Vodouhe S ^b   Kooyman, C ^c   Ahanchede A ^b   Korie, S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^c Agir pour l'Education et la Santé Foundation   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Cabbage; Field efficacy; Metarhizium anisopliae; Plutella xylostella; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MORTALITY; MOTH; PEST CONTROL; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; VIRULENCE;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

BEAUVERIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 58849161225     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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