Entomopathogenicity of endophytic Serratia marcescens strain SRM against larvae of Helicoverpa armigera (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2545-2551

  Mohan, Muthugounder ^a,b   Selvakumar, Govindan ^a   Sushil, Satya Nand ^a   Bhatt, Jagdish Chandra ^a   Gupta, Hari Shankar ^a  

^a VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF HILL AGRICULTURE   (India)

^b DIRECTORATE OF RICE RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Endophytic; Entomopathogenicity; Helicoverpa armigera; Serratia marcescens; Summer squash

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTIC; ENTOMOPATHOGENICITY; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SUMMER SQUASH;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 80053320002     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0724-4     Document Type: Article

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