Effect of Biofertilizers and Neem Oil on the Entomopathogenic Fungi Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. and Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorok

By Edson Hirose, P. Neves, J. A. Zequi, Luís H. Martins, Cristiane H. Peralta, A. Moino. 2001

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The in vitro fungitoxic effect of three biofertilizers, E.M.-4, Multibion O and Supermagro used in organic agriculture and the neem oil (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) on the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana was studied. These products were mixed in a medium where the two fungi were inoculated, and germination, vegetative growth and conidiogenesis were assessed. The biofertilizers Supermagro and E.M.- 4 showed to be less toxic for the two fungi whereas MultibionO caused major inhibition on M. anisopliae, with reductions in germination (-37.74%), colony diameter (-30.26%) and conidiogenesis (-42.62%). Neem oil promoted a larger negative effect on B. bassiana, inhibiting germination (-45.27%), colony diameter (-36.62%) and conidiogenesis (-84.93%).

Subfields: Insect Science, Plant Science

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• Entomopathogenic fungi: unconventional applications (2020, background): “Hirose et al. (2001) determined the effect of three biofertilizers (E.M.-4, MultibionTM, and Supermagro) on two species of EPF: M. anisopliae and B. bassiana.”