Natural occurrence and distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) in Nepal

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-78

  Khatri Chhetri, Hari Bahadur ^a,b   Waeyenberge, Lieven ^b   Manandhar, Hira Kaji ^c   Moens, Maurice ^b,d  

^a Dolpa   (Nepal)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^c NEPAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Nepal)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diversity; Heterorhabditis; Identification; Isolation; Natural distribution; Nepal; Occurrence; Steinernema; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEMATODE; NEPAL; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; SOIL;

ANIMALS; NEMATODA; NEPAL; SOIL;

HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS INDICA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA ABBASI; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STEINERNEMA SIAMKAYAI; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 72049127544     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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