Biodegradation of selected insecticides by Bacillus and Pseudomonas sps in ground nut fields

Toxicology International

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-132

  Jaya Madhuri, R ^a   Rangaswamy, V ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Carbamate; Groundnut soils; Organophosphates; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054105781     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: 09765131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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