Isolation and Characterization of Bacillus Strains from Egyptian Mangroves: Exploring Their Endophytic Potential in Maize for Biological Control of Spodoptera frugiperda
Hayam M Fathy, Mona Awad, Nawal A Alfuhaid, El-Desoky S Ibrahim, Moataz A M Moustafa, Ayatollah S El-Zayat, Awawing Anjwengwo Andongma · 2024
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Bacteria from Egyptian mangroves may guard maize against a hungry caterpillar, Fathy and co-authors report in a 2024 study. The pest has grown resistant to dozens of spray ingredients, pushing the search for living controls. Four ways of placing the bacteria were tried: leaf spray, seed coating, soil soak, and all three together.
The aim is for the bacteria to live inside the plant as quiet tenants. Native strains both fought other bacteria and killed newborn caterpillars in lab tests. Leaf spraying showed early promise among the placement methods. Living guards of this kind could cut spray use in maize fields, where the pest now devastates harvests across Africa and Asia.
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| CREATOR | Hayam M Fathy, Mona Awad, Nawal A Alfuhaid, El-Desoky S Ibrahim, Moataz A M Moustafa, Ayatollah S El-Zayat, Awawing Anjwengwo Andongma |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |