Farm-made Pesticides-degrading Lactic Acid Bacterial Formulation for Pest Management in Okra, Abelmoschus Esculentus (l.) Moench
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The experiments were conducted to identify the potential lactic acid bacteria (LAB) by morphological and biochemical characterization; to screen pesticides for degradation by LAB in the laboratory and to assess the potential of LAB in residue biodegradation both in screen house and field at the Dept. of Agrl.Entomology, VOC Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Killikulam, Vallanadu, Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu, India.In laboratory and field evaluations, a farm-made probiotic LAB formulation constituted from cane jaggery, milk powder and grape juice (Cowine) acted not only as an adjuvant that could be mixed with pesticide spray fluids but also as a reservoir of LAB, especially Lactobacillus and Streptococcus capable of degrading 78 per cent of insecticides in agar well diffusion method.Foliar sprays of Cowine, either alone or in combination with neem oil, imidacloprid 17.8 SL or profenofos 50 EC, significantly reduced the infestation of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), leafhopper Amrasca devastans Distant, aphids Aphis gossypii Glover, red spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch, and shoot and fruit borer, Earias spp. in okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.
Institution: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Language: English
Subfield: Pollution
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410916670