Genetic improvement of the desiccation tolerance and host-seeking ability of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 359-368

  Salame, L ^a   Glazer, I ^a   Chubinishvilli, M T ^b   Chkhubianishvili, T ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Kanchaveli L Institute of Plant Protection   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Downward dispersal; Hybridization

Indexed keywords

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 77955323372     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12600-010-0106-8     Document Type: Article

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