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Lecanicillium longisporum on Cabbage Aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae): A New Record from Northeast India

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Cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae) is an important pest of cabbage in Northeast India. Infected aphids were spotted on cabbage plants in Meghalaya, India. Morphological (light and scanning electron microscopy) and molecular characterisation of the fungus revealed it to be Lecanicillium longisporum. Pathogenicity tests were also conducted which yielded positive results.

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Acknowledgments

Authors would like to thank Division of Animal Production of our Institute for providing facilities for molecular work and to the Head of SAIF, Dr. Sudeep Dey (Scientific Officer), Dr. R. Charkraborty, N. K. Rynjah for scanning electron microscopy (JEOL JSM 6360) at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India. Microscope (Olympus BX 53) used in this study has been procured under National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture project (PI, Dr. DJ Rajkhowa). Thanks are also due to Head, Agril. Engg. for providing meteorological data.

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    Pankaj Baiswar, Dnyaneshwar Madhukar Firake, Shishomvanao Ngachan, Satish Chandra & Narain Singh Azad Thakur

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Baiswar, P., Firake, D.M., Ngachan, S. et al. Lecanicillium longisporum on Cabbage Aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae): A New Record from Northeast India. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 39, 311–315 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-016-0452-2

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