Mass Production of Beauveria bassiana (Bals.)Vuill. for the Management of Rice Hispa, Dicladispa armigera (Olivier)
Abstract
Potato broth, rice gruel, coconut water, rice husk, sawdust and rice bran were evaluated for mass culturing of Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill (Strain AAU-09). Amongst the solid media rice husk in addition of 2% dextrose was superior to others in terms of spore production (6.25 x 107 conidia/ml) and pathogenicity (86.67%) to Dicladispa armigera (Olivier) adults. Likewise, amongst the liquid media potato broth supplemented with synthetic chitin (2%), dextrose (2%) and peptone (2%) supported maximum spore production.
Keywords
Entomopathogenic Fungi, Beauveria bassiana, Mass Production, Pathogenicity, Spore Production.
Subject Discipline
Agriculture Sciences
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