Factors that determine the effectiveness of entomopathogenic nematodes in combination with other ...

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Factors that determine the effectiveness of
entomopathogenic nematodes in combination with
other beneficial soil organisms
to control root herbivores

Xavier Chiriboga M.

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Thesis Dissertation submitted to
the Faculty of Sciences of the
University of Neuchatel by
Xavier Chiriboga M.
for the Degree of Doctor in Natural Sciences
on the 26th October 2017
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Thesis Committee
Thesis Director: Prof. Ted C.J. Turlings, University of Neuchatel,
CH
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Raquel Campos-Herrera, University of Algarve-
MeditBio, POR
Other Members of the Committee:
Dr. Sergio Rasmann, University of Neuchatel, CH
Dr. Monika Maurhofer, ETH Zurich, CH
This thesis was conducted under the Doctoral School of Interorganismal
Biology, Institute of Biology-University of Neuchatel
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To the memory of grandmom Beatriz (2009†)
and grandad Pedro (2015†)

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