Storage and Viability of Entomopathgogenic fungus on agricultural and industrial waste

A study conducted on storage and viability of Entomopathgogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Verticillium lecanii in the laboratory by using liquid and solid agricultural and industrial waste media. FYM liquid + Press mud liquid (1:1) + 1g Dextrose (43.62 X 10 7 spores/ml) followed by FYM (37.25 X 10 7 spores/ml) and Press mud (29.75 X 10 7 spores/ml) were the most suitable substrate with higher production of spores and viability of B. bassiana at 6 month of storage period. However, The FYM (25.37 X 10 7 spores/ml) produced maximum spores of M. anisopliae followed by FYM liquid + Press mud liquid (1:1) + 1g Dextrose (23.57 X 10 7 spores/ml) and Jowar grain + 1.0 g Dextrose (8.5 X 10 7 spores/ml) were the most suitable medium for spore production, viability and storage of M. anisopliae. While in case of V. lecanii, FYM (23.8 X 10 7 spores/ml), followed by FYM liquid + 1g Dextrose (11.5 X 10 7 spores/ml) and Sabouraud dextrose broth (4.75 X 10 7 spores/ml) were the most suitable media with higher growth of mycelium and production of large number of spores with viability of V. lecanii. However, sugarcane bugasse and crushed maize (Corcyra rearing waste) substrate were recorded no fungal spores. FYM was the best and suitable substrate for long time storage with viability of fungal spores. Keyword: Storage, Viability of Entomopathgogenic, Fungus, Agrowaste Paper Cited: Pal, R. and Singh, R. (2016). Storage and Viability of Entomopathgogenic fungus on agricultural and industrial waste. South Asian Journal of Food Technology and Environment, 2(1): 338343. Received: 21/02/2016 Revised: 19/03/2016 Accepted: 27/03/2016