Field study on the effect of the Entomopathogenic Fungi Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuil. On the cotton leaf worm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) on potato plant.

Authors

  • Sh. H. AL-Obaidi
  • L. K. AL-Ani
  • W. A. Hussain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24126/jobrc.2008.2.1.22

Keywords:

biocontrol, Beauveria bassiana, cotton leaf worm, Spodoptera littoralis, entomopathogenic. Fungi.

Abstract

A field study were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana as abiocontrol agent for the cotton leaf worm Spodoptera littoralis infesting potato plants. Results indicated that soil treatment of the entomopathogenic fungi significantly reduced the percentage of plant infestation to 64.3, 60.7 % after 14, 21 days. Results of the infection intensity also significantly reduced in treatment of entomopathogenic fungi in soil to 18.7, 9.9 pore/leaf after 14, 21 days of treatment.The results revealed the higher efficiency of entomopathogenic fungi on plant yield, it become 633.3 gm in entomopathogenic fungi in soil treatment.

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Published

2008-01-01

How to Cite

AL-Obaidi, S. H. ., AL-Ani, L. K. ., & Hussain, W. A. . (2008). Field study on the effect of the Entomopathogenic Fungi Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuil. On the cotton leaf worm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) on potato plant. Journal of Biotechnology Research Center, 2(1), 24–32. https://doi.org/10.24126/jobrc.2008.2.1.22

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2008): Issue 1

Section

Research articles

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