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Development of a laboratory based system for selecting insect pathogenic fungi with greatest potential for success in the field.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Development of a laboratory based system for selecting insect pathogenic fungi with greatest potential for success in the field./
Author:	Keyser, Chad Alton.
Description:	207 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 48-05, page: .
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International48-05.
Subject:	Biology, Entomology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=1475183
ISBN:	9781109723502

Development of a laboratory based system for selecting insect pathogenic fungi with greatest potential for success in the field.
Keyser, Chad Alton.

Development of a laboratory based system for selecting insect pathogenic fungi with greatest potential for success in the field. - 207 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 48-05, page: .

Thesis (M.S.)--Utah State University, 2010.

Many insects are important agricultural pests, and active control is necessary to keep them at abeyance. The naturally occurring entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium is a promising tool to control pest insects, and its use avoids the well-known harmful side effects of chemical pesticides. Thousands of unique isolates of Metarhizium exist throughout the world. These isolates vary widely in their ability to cause infection and to tolerate stressful habitats. The research reported here tests the THESIS: A laboratory-based system can be devised that identifies, from among many Metarhizium isolates, those isolates with the greatest potential for successful biological control of pest insects in the field. The study was built on the testing of four hypotheses: (1) Laboratory bioassays using target pest insects will distinguish highly virulent strains of Metarhizium from less virulent strains, (2) Quantity and quality of mass-produced pathogenic fungi will vary among species and strains of Metarhizium, (3) The tolerance to ultraviolet radiation will vary among species and strains of Metarhizium, (4) The effect of temperature on growth rates and survival of both Metarhizium spores and hyphae will vary among isolates and species. These hypotheses test four field-relevant traits using a panel of ten isolates of Metarhizium isolates.

ISBN: 9781109723502Subjects--Topical Terms:

1018619
Biology, Entomology.

Development of a laboratory based system for selecting insect pathogenic fungi with greatest potential for success in the field.
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