Evaluation of <i>Metarhizium brunneum-</i> and <i>Metarhizium</i>-Derived VOCs as Dual-Active Biostimulants and Pest Repellents in a Wireworm-Infested Potato Field

Evaluation of <i>Metarhizium brunneum-</i> and <i>Metarhizium</i>-Derived VOCs as Dual-Active Biostimulants and Pest Repellents in a Wireworm-Infested Potato Field

Wireworm, the larval stages of click beetles, are a serious pest of tubers, brassicas and other important commercial crops throughout the northern hemisphere. No effective control agent has been developed specifically for them, and many of the pesticides marketed as having secondary application agai...

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Main Authors: Martyn J. Wood, Alexandra M. Kortsinoglou, James C. Bull, Daniel C. Eastwood, Vassili N. Kouvelis, Pierre A. Bourdon, E. Joel Loveridge, Stephen Mathias, Abigail Meyrick, Audun Midthassel, Arben Myrta, Tariq Butt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
<i>Metarhizium brunneum</i>
volatile organic compounds
potato
wireworm
repellent
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/6/599

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