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Entomopathogenic Fungi isolated from the soil of Terengganu, Malaysia as potential bio-pesticides against the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus
Grace Lee Ern Lin1, Jamilah Mohd Salim @ Halim2, Mohd Farid Ahmad3, Wahizatul Afzan Azmi4.
Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (RPW) is a new invasive species that has infested coconut trees along the coastline of Terengganu. It has also shown signs of plague in the inland of Peninsular Malaysia. Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) is a natural antagonist of insects that has huge potential to be developed as bio-insecticides. Indigenous EPF has acclimatized to harsh environment and therefore would be effective to combat RPW. In this study, seven isolates of EPF (MetGra-1 – MetGra-7) were isolated from the soil samples and bioassay was performed against the adult RPWs by evaluating the mortality and hyphae growth on RPW cadavers. MetGra-4 and MetGra-7 showed promising results as first mortalities were observed on the 4th and 5th day respectively. Both strains achieved 100% cumulative mortality by 20th day of inoculation. The ET50 was achieved on eighth day for MetGra-7 and tenth day for MetGra-4. This study on indigenous EPF served as a platform to search for potential bio-pesticide against the RPW threat that could affect the economics of coconut and palm oil industries.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
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MyJurnal (2021) |
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4 |
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0.000 |
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Scopus 2020 |
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CiteScore (0.9) |
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Q3 (Geography, Planning and Development) Q4 (Pollution) Q4 (Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law) |
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SJR (0.175) |
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