A New Carrier based Bioformulation: Cordyceps militaris L. (Link)

Author: Saranya S., Priya John and S.H. Paladiya

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Abstract

Cordyceps militaris is an entomopathogenic ascomycetous mushroom which is recently gaining attention as a biocontrol agent against plant pests and diseases. But there are no formulations of this biocontrol agent is available in market till date. So, the present study evaluated four different formulations of C. militaris using various carrier materials viz., talc, vermiculite-wheat bran, pesta and alginate. The ability of C. militaris to sustain over a storage period of 90 days was evaluated by counting the spores at 15 days interval starting from 15 days after inoculation. It was observed that talc and alginate-based formulations performed well throughout the study by sustaining the maximum number of spores even up to 90 days after storage with a spore reduction of 67.70% and 58.33%, respectively at 90 days after storage. Further, the cost of production of each formulation was calculated and talc-based formulation was found to be the best and cost effective as compared to others with an approximate cost of production of Rs.456.00/kg.

Keywords

Cordyceps militaris, carrier, talc, vermiculite-wheat bran, pesta, alginate

Conclusion

From the current investigations, it can be clearly observed that the talc-based formulation and alginate-based formulation performed well at all the days of observation and had a fairly good spore count even at 90 days after inoculation. However, talc-based formulation had a vantage over alginate-based formulation by having a less production cost.

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How to cite this article

Saranya S., Priya John and S.H. Paladiya (2023). A New Carrier based Bioformulation: Cordyceps militaris L. (Link). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(9): 19-23.