caa a22 4500 606161619 CHVBK 20210128100635.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10526-015-9649-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10526-015-9649-4 Isolation and characterization of a Lecanicillium psalliotae isolate infecting cardamom thrips ( Sciothrips cardamomi ) in India [Elektronische Daten] [C. Senthil Kumar, T. Jacob, S. Devasahayam, Sharon D'Silva, N. Kumar] Cardamom thrips (Sciothrips cardamomi Ramk.) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) cause serious economic loss to cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton (Zingiberaceae). A fungus was isolated from cadavers of cardamom thrips collected during a survey in cardamom plantations of Wayanad District, Kerala, India and identified as Lecanicillium psalliotae (Treschew) Zare & W. Gams (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) based on morphological and molecular studies. Bio-assay studies with purified conidial suspension further confirmed the infectivity of the fungus to thrips. At the highest dose tested (1×107 conidiaml−1), up to 62.9% mortality was recorded in the test population, tendays post inoculation. The fungal pathogenesis on adult thrips was documented by scanning electron microscopic studies. This is the first record of L. psalliotae in India and also a first report of a fungus infecting cardamom thrips. International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC), 2015 Biological control nationallicence Elettaria cardamomum nationallicence Electron microscopy nationallicence Entomopathogenic fungi nationallicence Lecanicillium psalliotae nationallicence Sciothrips cardamomi nationallicence Senthil Kumar C. Division of Crop Protection, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Marikunnu P.O., 673 012, Kozhikode, Kerala, India aut Jacob T. Division of Crop Protection, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Marikunnu P.O., 673 012, Kozhikode, Kerala, India aut Devasahayam S. Division of Crop Protection, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Marikunnu P.O., 673 012, Kozhikode, Kerala, India aut D'Silva Sharon Cardamom Research Centre, Appangala, 571 201, Madikeri, Karnataka, India aut Kumar N. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 110 012, New Delhi, India aut BioControl Springer Netherlands 60/3(2015-06-01), 363-373 1386-6141 60:3<363 2015 60 10526 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-015-9649-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-015-9649-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Senthil Kumar C. Division of Crop Protection, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Marikunnu P.O., 673 012, Kozhikode, Kerala, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jacob T. Division of Crop Protection, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Marikunnu P.O., 673 012, Kozhikode, Kerala, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Devasahayam S. Division of Crop Protection, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Marikunnu P.O., 673 012, Kozhikode, Kerala, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- D'Silva Sharon Cardamom Research Centre, Appangala, 571 201, Madikeri, Karnataka, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kumar N. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 110 012, New Delhi, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- BioControl Springer Netherlands 60/3(2015-06-01), 363-373 1386-6141 60:3<363 2015 60 10526