African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Review

Microbial agents against Helicoverpa armigera: Where are we and where do we need to go?

Rajendran Vijayabharathi
  • Rajendran Vijayabharathi
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Bhimineni Ratna Kumari
  • Bhimineni Ratna Kumari
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan*
  • Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan*
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  •  Received: 20 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 29 April 2014
  •  Published: 30 April 2014

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