Beauveria bassiana: Status, Mode of action, Applications and Safety issues Keswani Chetan1,2, Singh Surya Pratap2, Singh Harikesh Bahadur1,* 1Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005 2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005 *Corresponding Author Email: zfatima@ggn.amity.edu, drzeeshanfatima@gmail.com
Online published on 2 September, 2013. Abstract In the present day perspective with the increasing cost of chemical pesticides along with increasing incidences of pesticide toxicity, application of microbial pesticides holds a good promise of crop protection in and around India. The ability of Beauveria bassiana to antagonize, parasitize and kill insects endorses it as an efficient biocontrol agent. Although B. bassiana has a share in total biopesticide market still ample scope for further development of this superior strain is possible through advertisement among farming community. Top Keywords Beauveria bassiana, entomopathogenic fungi, biocontrol. Top |