Table 4 Viability of Metarhizium anisopliae in encapsulated beads along 10 months of storage
Month of storage | M. anisopliae population (× 107 CFU/g) in encapsulated beads ± Standard error | |
|---|---|---|
Freeze-treated dry | Air flow dry | |
0 | 21.2 ± 0.5a | 17.0 ± 1.2a |
1 | 18.2 ± 0.8a | 14.8 ± 1.4b |
2 | 14.0 ± 1.3b | 11.0 ± 0.5b |
3 | 11.8 ± 1.2b | 9.0 ± 0.9bc |
4 | 9.6 ± 1.3c | 6.6 ± 1.2bc |
5 | 7.0 ± 0.5c | 4.4 ± 1.1c |
6 | 6.4 ± 0.9c | 4.0 ± 0.5c |
7 | 6.0 ± 1.1c | 2.2 ± 0.9d |
8 | 5.2 ± 1.5d | 1.0 ± 0.2 cd |
9 | 4.0 ± 1.0d | 0.6 ± 0.1 cd |
10 | 2.0 ± 0.5e | 0.2 ± 0.1 cd |