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Insect-Killing Fungi Boost Cucumber Growth and Cut Disease 90%

Insect-Killing Fungi Boost Cucumber Growth and Cut Disease 90%

Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Rhizoctonia solani

What they found

Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae improved cucumber germination by 86% and cut Rhizoctonia disease by 90%.

Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae improved cucumber germination by 86% and cut Rhizoctonia disease by 90%.

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cut Rhizoctonia solani disease severity by 90%

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

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Latin name

Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Rhizoctonia solani

Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Rhizoctonia solani

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ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect

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GROWING & GOURMET

GROWING & GOURMET

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Cucumbers’ Best Friends

Cucumbers’ Best Friends

Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae boosted cucumber growth, improved seed germination by 86%, and cut Rhizoctonia solani disease severity by 90%.

Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae boosted cucumber growth, improved seed germination by 86%, and cut Rhizoctonia solani disease severity by 90%.

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