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The fungal strain and inoculation method mediate the endophytic activity of Beauveria bassiana and its impact on the growth of cucumber plants and population of Liriomyza sativae
Lobna Rajab 1, A-F
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Ahmad Dayoub 2, B-F
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Ibtisam Gazal 1, E-F
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Department of Plant Protection, Tishreen University, Al Ziraa, 00000, Latakia, Syria
 
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Department of Plant Protection, Tishreen University, Al Mashroua Alasher, 00000, Latakia, Syria
 
 
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
 
 
Submission date: 2024-05-22
 
 
Acceptance date: 2024-06-24
 
 
Online publication date: 2024-07-24
 
 
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Lobna Rajab   

Department of Plant Protection, Tishreen University, Al Ziraa, 00000, Latakia, Syria
 
 
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Cucumber was inoculated with two B. bassiana strains via two application methods.
  • B. bassiana colonized cucumber the tissues of all cucumber plant partsand promoted its growth in greenhouse.
  • Endophytic B. bassiana could control the population of L. sativae on cucumber.
  • These effects were fungal strain and inoculation method dependent.
  • Application of the soil strain BS195 via root soaking gave the best results.
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Endophytic Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo-Crivelli) Vuillemin can promote plant growth and health and protect them against herbivores. Two endophytic strains of B. bassiana, BS195 (isolated from soil) and BNE20 (isolated from cucumber), were used by foliar spray and root soaking to evaluate B. bassiana ability to colonize cucumber plants and promote their growth under stressful greenhouse conditions in two separate experiments, as well as its efficacy against Liriomyza sativae Blanchard in a controlled setting. The results showed that the effects significantly depended on the inoculation method and fungal strain. Both B. bassiana strains colonized endophytically the tissues of all cucumber plant parts 30 days post-inoculation, with root soaking being significantly better than foliar spray. The present study showed that the application of B. bassiana BS195, mainly through root soaking, enhanced many growth and health parameters, including plant height, root length, number of leaves, leaf area, fresh and dry weight, the content of dry matter, and the total phenolic content. Cucumber plant treatment with B. bassiana significantly reduced the infestation, severity, number of pupae, and adult emergence of L. sativae after 35 and 51 days of adult release with greater efficiency with the root soaking method. We conclude that introducing B. bassiana through root soaking seems to be effective in stimulating plant growth, and can be a promising technique in controlling L. sativae populations on cucumber plants.
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The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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