Bacillus thuringiensisisolates from Egyptian soils and their potential activity against lepidopterous insects
Autor: | M. Ragaie, Mohamed S. Salama, A. A. El-Banna, N.M. Abd El-Ghany, M. Saker, H. S. Salama |
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Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Zdroj: | Archives Of Phytopathology And Plant Protection. 45:856-868 |
ISSN: | 1477-2906 0323-5408 |
DOI: | 10.1080/03235408.2011.599134 |
Popis: | This study aims to search for indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains from the soils of different locations representing 11 Egyptian governorates. A total of 2671 colonies from 93 soil samples were examined. The total number of Bt positive soil samples was 40/93 i.e. 43.01%. The results indicate that the percentage of the occurrence of Bt in these samples was 3.818%. The Egyptian soil showed to be rich in Bt. The evaluation of the potential activity of 40 positive soil isolates against Spodoptera littoralis and Helicoverpa (=Heliothis) armigera was carried out. Subsequently, LC50 and LC90 values and the potency of the Bt isolates were determined when applied against the target insects with reference to three standard preparations. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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