Horticulture is one of the most important agricultural subsectors in Africa, providing income,
creating employment opportunities, and enhancing food and nutritional security. However …

Vegetables are one of the important crops which could alleviate poverty and malnutrition
among the smallholder farmers in tropical Asia and Africa. However, a plethora of pests limit …

Effects of carbon concentration and carbon to nitrogen (C: N) ratio on six biocontrol fungal
strains are reported in this paper. All fungal strains had extensive growth on the media …

Seeking new isolates of entomopathogenic fungi with greater virulence against greenhouse
aphid pests than those currently registered in North America for control of these insects …

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) can be defined as beneficial multifunctional eukaryotic
microorganisms that display pivotal ecological services in pest management, with some …

Thirty-three carbon sources were evaluated for their effects on spore germination, hyphal
growth and sporulation of 11 fungal biocontrol agents, ie the nematophagous fungi …

The order Entomophthorales (Zygomycotina) includes more than 200 species that are
pathogenic to insects and mites. These entomopathogens are notable for the epizootics they …

Areca nut (pericarp of Areca catechu L.) is a rich source of valuable phenolic compounds.
Presence of a psychoactive agent, Arecoline, pose a challenge in the use of areca nut …

In this work was to evaluate the conidiospores production of Trichoderma harzianum using
barley straw as substrate. Four growth conditions were used; washed and unwashed barley …

Fungi of the order Entomophthorales (Zygomycota, Zygomycetes) constitute a group of
mostly insect pathogenic species, which attracts attention of insect pathologists because of …