Effects of conidial densities and spray volume of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana fungal suspensions on conidial viability, droplet size and deposition coverage in bioassay using a novel bioassay spray system

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 362-366

  Jin, Xixuan ^a   Huang, Yanbo ^a   Thomson, Steven J ^a   Elliott, Robert B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Bioassay; Conidial viability; Droplet distribution; Metarhizium anisopliae

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DROPLET; FUNGUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPORE; VIABILITY;

EID: 84878239792     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2012.758687     Document Type: Article

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