Effect of inoculation method and plant growth medium on endophytic colonization of sorghum by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

BioControl

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 663-669

  Tefera, Tadele ^a   Vidal, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Endophyte; Inoculation method; Plant growth medium; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COLONIZATION; ENDOPHYTE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; INOCULATION; SORGHUM; VIRULENCE;

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI;

EID: 70350620305     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-009-9216-y     Document Type: Article

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