Microencapsulating aerial conidia of Trichoderma harzianum through spray drying at elevated temperatures

Biological Control

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 202-208

  Jin, Xixuan ^a   Custis, Dan ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Advanced Biological Marketing Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial conidia; Biological control; Elevated temperatures; Formulation; Microencapsulation; Spray drying; Stabilization; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

HYPOCREA LIXII; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 78650178727     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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