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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 2 Radial growth rate and conidial germination (mean ± standard error) of seven Metarhizium spp. isolates

From: Physiological and molecular characterization of Metarhizium isolates and their acaricidal activity against Tetranychus urticae Koch (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae)

Isolates

Radial growth rate (mm day−1)

Conidial germination (%)

Ma114

3.7 ± 0.006a

92.2 ± 0.86a

Ma110

2.2 ± 0.005c

75.4 ± 0.81c

Ma109

3.5 ± 0.009a

83.6 ± 0.92b

Ma106

3.5 ± 0.006a

83.2 ± 0.86b

Ma103

1.9 ± 0.0014d

84.6 ± 0.92b

Ma97

2.9 ± 0.005b

74.0 ± 1.00c

Ma91

2.1 ± 0.004 cd

62.6 ± 0.67d

  1. Different letters indicate significant differences between all Metarhizium strains. ANOVA and Tukey test (p ≤ 0.05)
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