Extracellular enzyme activity of entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae and their pathogenicity potential as a bio-control agent against whitefly pests, Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Abstract Objective This study was aimed to assess the enzymatic activity and pathogenicity potential of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae against whiteflies in Ethiopia. Results The data showed that Beauveria bassiana AAUMB-29, AAUMFB-77, and AAUEB-59 generated the highest chitinase (EI ...

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Main Authors: Amha Gebremariam, Yonas Chekol, Fassil Assefa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-06004-4