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Fungal volatile organic compounds show promise as potent molluscicides

BACKGROUND: Slugs and snails constitute major crop pests. Withdrawal of metaldehyde has prompted a search for more environmentally friendly yet fast acting molluscicides. This study investigated the response of representative molluscs to conidia and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of the insect pa...

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Autores principales: Khoja, Salim, Eltayef, Khalifa M, Baxter, Ian, Bull, James C, Loveridge, Edric Joel, Butt, Tariq
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6899572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31392825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.5578