Trends in Biosciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 7

Compatibility of Fungal Pathogens of Brown Planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) Stal. With Fungicides

  • Author:
  • Santosh Mali1,, D.K. Sidde Gowda2, M.K. Prasanna Kumar3, G.M. Dharshini1
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 1823 to 1828

1Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore-560065

2Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, VC Farm, Mandya-571 405

3Department of Plant pathology, College of agriculture, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore-560 065

*Email: mali.santu@rediffmail.com

Online published on 28 November, 2016.

Abstract

An experiment was designed to assess the toxicity of fungicides on mycelial growth of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana. All fungicides (Carbendazim 50 WP, Tricyclazole 75WP, Hexaconazole 5 SC, Propiconazole 25 EC, Mancozeb 75 WP and Chlorothalonil 75 WP) tested in vitro significantly inhibited mycelial growth of the fungus. Which were relatively less toxic to mycelial growth and spore production (P = 0.05) of the fungal pathogen. These fungal pathogen may enable to reduce the number of fungicide sprays and thus, may be used for integrated pest management.

Keywords

Metarhizium, Beauveria, Mycelial growth, Compatibility, Fungicides