National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Investigations were carried out towards the “Mass production of entomopathogenic fungi (Metarhizium anisopliae) using different grains as a substrate” at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Hyderabad during 2016-17. The accomplishment of microbial control of insect pests, the successful mass production of the microbial agents in the laboratory significant availability of the pathogen is a primary requirement in the biocontrol programme. Metarhizium anisopliae is an entomopathogenic fungus which is used against a number of insect pests’ management and very successful biopesticides in integrated pest management practices to reduces the cost of production and minimize the environment and public health hazard. To develop a proficient method for the deployment of this fungus as a bio control agent, various grains and liquid media such as Potato Dextrose Broth and Sabouraud’s Dextrose Broth were screened. Significantly highest conidial count (67.6 × 103 spores/ml) was observed on green gram followed by sorghum in 103 dilutions, the assessment fungus whereas SDB produced significantly higher spore production of the fungi. Highest conidial count (63.7 × 103 spores/ml) was observed on SDB media followed by PDB in 103.
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