Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research

ISSN 2736-1756

Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 2011

Available online at http://internationalscholarsjournals.org/journal/ajmr

© 2011 International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Fungicide toxicity against the growth of lineages of the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae (Mestch.) Sorokin

Sideney B. Onofre*, Cristiane R. Kasburg, Danusa de Freitas, Silvana Damin, Andréia Vilani, Jéssica A. Queiroz and Francini Y. Kagimura

Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Microbiologia, Universidade Paranaense, UNIPAR, Unidade-Campus Francisco Beltrão, Av. Júlio Assis Cavalheiro, 2000 – Bairro Centro - 85601-010,Francisco Beltrão – Paraná – Brasil.

Accepted 24 April, 2011

Abstract

In this work the fungicidal action of three agrochemicals (Sphere®, Nativo® and Bendazol®) used in soybean for control of fungal diseases on the lineages CG-28 and CG-30 of Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae was evaluated. It was found that the fungicides inhibited the vegetative growth of the lineages at the concentrations indicated for the field, thereby showing its antifungal effect.

Key words: Biocontrol, crops, pesticides.