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Establishment of the fungal entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) as an endophyte in cocoa seedlings (Theobroma cacao)

Francisco Posada
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Fernando E. Vega Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bldg. 011A, BARC-W, Beltsville, Maryland 20705Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 1195-1200 | Accepted 16 Aug 2005, Published online: 27 Jan 2017

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