Metabolomic profiling of virulent and non-virulent Beauveria bassiana strains: insights into the pathogenicity of Tetranychus truncatus.

In this study, the pathogenicity of local Beauveria bassiana strains was elucidated using molecular and metabolomics methodologies. Molecular verification of the B. bassiana-specific chitinase gene was achieved via phylogenetic analysis of the Bbchit1 region.

Entomopathogenic Potential of Native Strain in Suppressing Invasive Whitefly, Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), Infesting Coconut.

In 2016, infestation of an exotic polyphagous pest, the rugose spiraling whitefly (RSW), Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), was documented on coconut for the first time in India. Instantaneously, RSW has garnered wide attention owing to its damage severity and rapid spread across the coconut-growing regions of the country. Hence, an attempt was made to devise a sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) module using biological control agents as a mainstay component.

Effect of elevated CO, high temperature, and water deficit on growth, photosynthesis, and whole plant water use efficiency of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.).

In this study, the response of 6-month-old cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) seedlings to elevated CO concentration [ECO], elevated temperature [ET], and their interaction with water deficit stress was studied in an open top chamber (OTC). Each OTC was maintained at chamber control (400 ppm CO), [ECO] 550 ppm, [ECO] 700 ppm, ET 3 °C above chamber control, and ET 3 °C + [ECO] 550 ppm.