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Virulence of stored conidia of Nomuraea rileyi fungi against soybean caterpillar, Anticarsia gemmatalis

The present work was carried out aiming to estimate the conidia virulence of three strains of Nomuraea rileyi fungi. Conidia produced in rice, sorghum and soybean was stored at 4°C for three months. It was observed that stored conidia caused the Anticarsia gemmatalis death rate reduction.

Nomuraea rileyi; Anticarsia gemmatalis; storage; virulence e patogenicity


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