Use of Non-Target Isolates of the Entomopathogen Verticillium Lecanii (Zimm.) Viegas To Control the Potato Cyst Nematode, Globodera Pallida (Stone)
| Autor: | R.A. Sikora, Aviva Uziel |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Veterinary medicine
biology Hypha Inoculation fungi Immunology Biological pest control Potato cyst nematode Fungi imperfecti biology.organism_classification Conidium embryonic structures Entomopathogenic fungus Botany Animal Science and Zoology Globodera pallida Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Nematologica. 38:123-130 |
| ISSN: | 1875-2926 |
| Popis: | An attempt was made to control Globodera pallida using the entomopathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii; 14 isolates, 10 of them pathogenic to insects, were tested in vitro against mature eggs of G. pallida. Infection by the 14 isolates two months after inoculation of cysts with conidia ranged from 4-63%, with eight isolates infecting 45-63% of the eggs. Observations with the scanning electron microscope revealed hyphae emerging from the inside of eggs infected by isolate # 1, which confirmed its capability to penetrate eggs. This isolate infected viable and non-viable (heat-killed) eggs to the same extent - 36% and 29%, respectively. Based on the favourable results in the laboratory, the prospects of utilizing isolates of V. lecanii against mature eggs of G. pallida under field conditions are discussed. |
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