Evaluation of Various Inoculation Methods on the Effect of on the Plant Growth of Kiwi and on Infestation: A Two-Year Field Study.

In this study, the bioinsecticidal action of a commercial formulation with was evaluated on the new sucking pest in Greece: , of the kiwifruit. Additionally, the biostimulant potential of the same formulation was studied on kiwi growth. The application was performed in three different ways in a commercial field of kiwi crop "Hayward" field in Arta, Greece: (i) trunk spray, (ii) root injection, and (iii) trunk inoculation.

Biostimulant and Bioinsecticidal Effect of Coating Cotton Seeds with Endophytic in Semi-Field Conditions.

Increasing commercial demands from the textile and food industries are putting strong pressure on the cultivation of cotton and its derivatives to produce high yields. At the same time, cotton has high nutrient and irrigation requirements and is highly susceptible to insect pests. Coating cotton seeds with beneficial fungi could address these problems.

Dual Action of (Hypocreales; Cordycipitaceae) Endophytic Stains as Biocontrol Agents against Sucking Pests and Plant Growth Biostimulants on Melon and Strawberry Field Plants.

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) can colonize plant tissues and serve crops not only as biopesticides but also as biostimulants that promote plant growth and trigger defense mechanisms. In this context, field trials were conducted evaluating two commercial strains of the entomopathogen (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae), GHA (Botanigard) and PPRI 5339 (Velifer ES) and a wild strain (AP0101) isolated from Achaia, Greece. The three strains were investigated in the field for their endophytic effects on melon (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae) and strawberry sp.

Environmental behavior of the fungicide metalaxyl in experimental tobacco field.

The loss of metalaxyl, a systemic fungicide, was determined in runoff water from loamy soil plots of various surface slopes cultivated with tobacco, over a period of 170 days. Conditions were selected to simulate agricultural practices employed in the Mediterranean region. The surface slopes of plots were 0, 2.

Application and fate of Cyromazine in a closed-cycle hydroponic cultivation of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).

The fate of cyromazine applied via the nutrient solution (20, 40, and 60 mg of active ingredient per plant) in a closed-cycle soilless cultivation of bean with zero discharge of effluents was traced in both the recycled drainage solution and the plant tissues for 99 days. The insecticide was applied once, 15 days after planting (16 days prior to the first harvest). In addition to cyromazine, the residues of melamine, its metabolite, in the drainage solution and plant tissues were also regularly determined during the 99 days.