An in vitro method for increasing UV-tolerance in a strain of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) nucleopolyhedrovirus

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-316

  Jeyarani, S ^a   Sathiah, N ^a   Karuppuchamy, P ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Helicoverpa armigera; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Persistence; UV tolerance

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; COTTON; IRRADIANCE; LARVA; MOTH; PERSISTENCE; TOLERANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRULENCE; VIRUS;

EID: 84878240592     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2012.757296     Document Type: Article

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