Interaction of water with three granular biopesticide formulations

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1804-1814

  Lyn, Margaret E ^a   Burnett, Dan ^b   Garcia, Armando R ^b   Gray, Ron ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Application Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Biopesticide development; Biopesticide formulations; Dynamic vapor sorption (DVS); Moisture sorption kinetics; Water sorption isotherms

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG STABILITY;

ADSORPTION; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG STABILITY; PESTICIDES; WATER;

EID: 76449096357     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf903309s     Document Type: Article

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