Isolation, molecular characterization of indigenous Metarhizium anisopliae (Metchnikoff) isolate, using ITS-5.8s rDNA region, and its efficacy against the Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Abstract Background As a biological control agent, entomopathogenic fungus (EPF) can give an alternative to high-risk pesticides. Metarhizium anisopliae is one of the most promising pest controls EPF in the worldwide. Result On fungi-specific selective media, the EPF isolate SVPUAT was isolated from...

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Main Authors: Ravi Shanker, Malyaj R. Prajapati, Reetesh Pratap Singh, Rajendra Singh, Jitender Singh, Pankaj Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-02-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-023-00670-7