Effects of available water for microbial growth, water activity (aw) and incubation temperature on qualities of conidia produced by three entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana, Isaria farinosa and Metarhizium anisopliae were evaluated in vitro. Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA)...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/44190
Aims: To isolate Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici from infected tomato plants in selected tomato producing agroecological areas in Southwestern Nigeria and evaluate susceptibility of F1-resistant tomato hybrid (F1-Lindo) to infection, to understand the propensity of adopting...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34626
Aims: To evaluate conidia yield of entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae Net 275.86DC on different tropical cereal substrates and evaluate its virulence against the bruchid weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus in vitro. Methodology: The fungus was cultured on Sabouraud Dext...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/34610
Laboratory study was conducted to evaluate the effect of leaf extracts of five indigenous plant on conidia germination, growth and sporulation of Pseudoperenospora cubensis causing downy mildew disease of muskmelon. Extracts of five plant; mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v31i230041
Survey of insects on sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas (Lam) was conducted in Southern Nigeria during two cultivation periods within a season, March-July and August-December, to identify key pests and beneficial species that can be exploited in future biocontrol programmes. The reco...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2018/44189
Entomopathogenic fungi (EF) are naturally occurring insect population regulators, with several species that are exploited as biocontrol agents against insect pests. Five EF consisting of two strains of Isaria farinosa, (IF-I and IF-II) and one strain each of Metarhizium anisoplia...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i530098
Field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect foliar spray of aqueous extracts of Datura stramonium, Ricinus communis and Jatropha gossypifolia at three concentrations (65 50 and 30%) on cowpea anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum in sole cowpea and...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/38156
Sequence of Application Benomyl and Plant Extracts in the Control of Cowpea Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum Sensu Lato Field experiment was conducted to compare the efficacy of hot water extracts of Ricinus communis, Jatropha gossypifolia and Datura stramonium...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/38158