Publications by authors named "Douglas da Silva Ferreira"
Microorganisms
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the use of specific fungi from the Clavicipitaceae family as a biological control method against the coffee leaf miner (CLM), a significant pest for coffee plants.
- Researchers inoculated coffee seeds with these fungi collected from coffee crop soil in Brazil and measured their effects on plant growth and CLM development.
- Results showed that plants inoculated with the fungi had slower CLM development and reproduction, along with improved growth, indicating a promising approach for pest control and plant health enhancement without negatively impacting growth from the fungicide used.
