Potency of Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus subtilis against the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Bosid.) larvae

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-215

  Abd El Salam, A M E ^a   Nemat, Awad M ^b   Magdy, Attia ^b  

^a Pests and Plant Protection Department   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Bacillus thuringiensis; Biological aspects; Reldan; Spodoptera littoralis

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA ARGILLACEA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 79951915089     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400902952129     Document Type: Article

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