Uluslararası Anadolu Ziraat Mühendisliği Bilimleri Dergisi

Yazarlar: Sultan ÇOBAN, Emine ÇIKMAN

Konular:Bitki Bilimleri, Mühendislik, Ziraat

Anahtar Kelimeler:Lactobacillus acidophilus,Indirect resistance,Attractant effect,Biological control,Alternative control,Corn

Özet: Lactobacillus acidophilus (Moro, 1900) Hansen & Mocquot, 1970 (Lactobacillales: Lactobacillaceae) is a probiotic species of bacteria that has an important potential for suppression of unwanted microflora in humans and animals. Studies on the effect of this bacterium on pest insects in agriculture are very limited. In this study, Pioneer corn variety was applied foliar with an extract produced by an environmentally friendly-botanical plant activator (Grain-Set (IMPROCROP, USA) (SL; 960.96 g/l L. acidophilus)) which contained bacteria L. acidophilus. This study is aimed to investigate the attractant effects of the applied extract on the natural enemy Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens, 1836) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). The study was conducted in 2017 and 2018, with 4 repetitions, according to the randomized blocks trial design, in line with this purpose also the study was carried out in the experimental area of Harran University Faculty of Agriculture Osmanbey Campus in the corn fields. The population tracking of predator C. carnea adult species was done by yellow sticky traps, atrap, and by eyes every week. Accordingly, as a result of the evaluation made in the study, in both years, it was determined that the extract application formed with plant activator which containing L. acidophilus attracted statistically significantly more C. carnea adults than the control application. 

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