Field efficacy of proteolytic entomopathogenic fungi against Ceratovacuna Lanigera Zehntner

• Main Authors: Md. Shafiqul Islam, Vijay Kumar Subbiah, Shafiquzzaman Siddiquee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: QH301-705.5 Biology (General); SB183-317 Field crops Including cereals, forage crops, grasses, legumes, root crops, sugar plants, textile plants, alkaloidal plants, medicinal plants
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42363/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42363/; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8090808

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are regarded as viable alternatives to insect pest control chemicals that contain a large amount of protease enzyme, which degrades the proteinaceous substances in insect cuticles. The aim of this study was to evaluate the field efficacy of protease-producing EPF against...