Metarhizium brunneum (Ascomycota; Hypocreales) Treatments Targeting Olive Fly in the Soil for Sustainable Crop Production

Metarhizium brunneum (Ascomycota; Hypocreales) Treatments Targeting Olive Fly in the Soil for Sustainable Crop Production

Soil treatments with Metarhizium brunneum EAMa 01/58-Su strain conducted in both Northern and Southern Spain reduced the olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) population density emerging from the soil during spring up to 70% in treated plots compared with controls. A model to determine the influence of rainf...

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Main Authors: Meelad Yousef, Carmen Alba-Ramírez, Inmaculada Garrido Jurado, Jordi Mateu, Silvia Raya Díaz, Pablo Valverde-García, Enrique Quesada-Moraga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
olive oil production
soil treatment
entomopathogenic fungi
microbial control
Psyttalia concolor
Bactrocera oleae
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00001/full

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