Heat-induced post-stress growth delay: A biological trait of many Metarhizium isolates reducing biocontrol efficacy?

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 120, Issue , 2014, Pages 67-73

  Keyser, Chad A ^a   Fernandes, Éverton K K ^a,b   Rangel, Drauzio E N ^a,c   Roberts, Donald W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Entomopathogenic fungi; Heat tolerance; Metarhizium; Vegetative growth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METARHIZIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; HOT TEMPERATURE; METARHIZIUM; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84904734456     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2014.05.008     Document Type: Article

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