2014•Trends in Biosciences/Trends in biosciencesRequires access
Evaluation of Green Muscardine Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae on Tomato Fruit Borer Helicoverpa armigera under Field Condition
CS Chaudhary, K. H. Gauns, S. M. Gaikwad, R.S. Gade, C. R. Bhingare
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Abstract
The highest reduction of larval population (85.41%) was recorded in talc formulation of Metarhizium anisopliae with the concentration of 5 ml/l at 10 DAS. Oil emulsion formulation of M. anisopliae found less effective in reducing larval reduction compared to talc formulation. Treatment with endosulfan @ 2ml/l (7.37%) and M. anisopliae Talc 5g/l (8.12%) found equally effective in recording least fruit damage. The highest yield of 532.98 q/ha was recorded in endosulfan. However, the yield in the treatment of M. anisopliae was comparatively lessthan endosulfan. Among the treatment of M. anisopliae formulations, M. anisopliae Talc @ 5g/l (507.55 q/ha) recorded highest yield followed by M. anisopliae Oil emulsion @ 5ml/l (506.44 q/ha) with 13.61 and 13.36 per cent increase in yield over control (446.71 q/ha).