A quick method for Metarhizium anisopliae isolation from cultural soils

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 152-155

  Tajick Ghanbary, M A ^a   Asgharzadeh, A ^b   Hadizadeh, A R ^a   Mohammadi Sharif, M ^a  

^a SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Soil and Water Research Institute Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Destruxin; Entomopathogenic fungi; Metarhizium anisopliae; Soil

Indexed keywords

AGROMYZIDAE; ANIMALIA; CITRUS; FUNGI; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 69449089696     PISSN: 15574989     EISSN: 15574997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajabssp.2009.152.155     Document Type: Article

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