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Table 3 The conidiation capacity and conidia germination rate of 2 strains

From: On the virulence of two Beauveria bassiana strains against the fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Durry) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), larvae and their biological properties in relation to different abiotic factors

pH value

Conidiation capacity (×108 conidia·ml−1)

Conidia germination rate (%)

Bb10331

Bb7725

Bb10331

Bb7725

5.0

2.17 ± 0.23 d

0.47 ± 0.11 d

79.71 ± 1.34 b

81.60 ± 1.57 b

5.5

2.28 ± 0.33 bcd

1.23 ± 0.20 bc

89.45 ± 2.87 a

91.27 ± 2.60 a

6.0

2.40 ± 0.23 bcd

1.75 ± 0.22 bc

88.28 ± 1.83 a

90.14 ± 1.81 a

6.5

3.14 ± 0.32 ab

2.47 ± 0.29 a

83.14 ± 1.06 b

83.98 ± 1.56 b

7.0

3.69 ± 0.33 a

2.37 ± 0.25 a

80.23 ± 1.2 0 b

81.27 ± 1.55 b

7.5

2.79 ± 0.27 bc

1.84 ± 0.09 b

73.14 ± 1.72 c

75.11 ± 1.32 c

8.0

2.70 ± 0.29 bcd

1.50 ± 0.22 bc

53.04 ± 1.18 d

63.34 ± 1.76 d

9.0

1.45 ± 0.12 e

1.23 ± 0.27 c

3.84 ± 0.23 e

6.61 ± 0.69 e

  1. The number after ± is standard deviation. Means followed by similar letters in a column are not significantly different at 5%