Microbial management of arthropod pests of tea: Current state and prospects

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 5375-5386

  Roy, Somnath ^a   Muraleedharan, Narayanannair ^a  

^a Tea Research Association   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Entomopathogens; Fungi; Microbes; Pest; Tea; Viruses

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER VIRUSES; CULTIVATION; FUNGI; INSECTICIDES; PEST CONTROL; VIRUSES;

CHEMICAL INSECTICIDES; ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ENTOMOPATHOGENS; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MICROBES; PEST; TEA;

BACTERIA;

ARTHROPOD; BACTERIUM; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; INSECTICIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; TEA; VIRULENCE; VIRUS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACULOVIRUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ECOSYSTEM; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; ENTOMOPOXVIRUS; HYPHOMYCETES; IRIDOVIRUS; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PEST ARTHROPOD; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; SHORT SURVEY; TEA; VIRUS VIRULENCE; ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; FUNGUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TRENDS; VIRAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS;

CHINA;

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FUNGI; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; VIRUS PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84903815326     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5749-9     Document Type: Short Survey

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