Glycerol as a cryoprotectant agent to the entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis spp. and Steinernema spp.

The difficulty of storage and conservation of entomopathogenic nematodes (ENPs) is one of the major obstacles for the expansion of its use in the control of biological pest and in the maintenance of collections of these organisms. The objective of this study was to evaluate cryopreservation as a sto...

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Main Authors: Bruna Aparecida Guide, Viviane Sandra Alves, Thiago Augusto Paes Fernandes, Fábio Pinhatari Ferreira, Pedro Manuel Oliveira Janeiro Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2016-10-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/23000