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Occurrence and characterization of a tetrahedral nucleopolyhedrovirus from Spilarctia obliqua (Walker) by Senthil Kumar, C.M., Jacob, T.K., Devasahayam, S., D’Silva, Sharon, Jinsha, J., Rajna, S.

“…[Display omitted] •Spilarctia obliqua is a polyphagous pest of many crops in the oriental region.•We have isolated a new tetrahedral shaped…”
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Single strain infection of adult and larval cardamom thrips (Sciothrips cardamomi) by Wolbachia subgroup Con belonging to supergroup B in India by Jacob, T.K, D′Silva, Sharon, Senthil Kumar, C.M, Devasahayam, S, Rajalakshmi, V, Sujeesh, E.S, Bhat, A. Ishwara, Abraham, Siljo

“…The presence of Wolbachia in cardamom thrips (Sciothrips cardamomi), a major insect pest of cardamom (Eletteria cardamomum) was detected by amplification of…”
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Field evaluation of Lecanicillium psalliotae and development of an integrated pest management strategy against Sciothrips cardamomi by Senthil Kumar, C.M., Jacob, T.K., Devasahayam, S., D'Silva, Sharon, Geethu, C.

“…•Sciothrips cardamomi is a major pest of cardamom worldwide.•An EPF, Lecanicillium psalliotae was evaluated against the pest in the field.•Soil application of…”
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Zinc solubilization and organic acid production by the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium pingshaense sheds light on its key ecological role in the environment by Senthil Kumar, C.M., D'Silva, Sharon, Praveena, R., Kaprakkaden, Anees, Athira Krishnan, L.R., Balaji Rajkumar, M., Srinivasan, V., Dinesh, R.

“…We report for the first-time higher zinc (Zn) solubilization efficiency and plant growth promotion by an entomopathogenic fungus (EPF), Metarhizium pingshaense…”
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Multifarious plant growth promotion by an entomopathogenic fungus Lecanicillium psalliotae by Senthil Kumar, C.M., Jacob, T.K., Devasahayam, S., Thomas, Stephy, Geethu, C.

“…[Display omitted] An entomopathogenic fungus, Lecanicillium psalliotae strain IISR-EPF-02 previously found infectious to cardamom thrips, Sciothrips cardamomi…”
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Characterization and biocontrol potential of a naturally occurring isolate of Metarhizium pingshaense infecting Conogethes punctiferalis by Senthil Kumar, C.M., Jacob, T.K., Devasahayam, S., Geethu, C., Hariharan, V.

“…•Conogethes punctiferalis is a pest of global significance and the present control measures rely mostly on insecticides.•We have recorded for the first time a…”
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Metarhizium indicum, a new species of entomopathogenic fungus infecting leafhopper, Busoniomimus manjunathi from India by Senthil Kumar, C.M., Jacob, T.K., Devasahayam, S., Rajeshkumar, Kunhiraman C., Lad, Sneha S., D'Silva, Sharon, Geethu, C.

“…[Display omitted] •A new species of Metarhizium pathogenic to leafhopper infesting Garcinia is reported.•The fungus infecting the leafhopper was distinctly…”
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Improved pFastBac™ donor plasmid vectors for higher protein production using the Bac-to-Bac® baculovirus expression vector system by Shang, Hui, Garretson, Tyler A., Kumar, C.M. Senthil, Dieter, Robert F., Cheng, Xiao-Wen

“…•Bac-to-Bac expresses lower protein levels than wild type AcMNPV.•The transfer vectors of Bac-to-Bac lack an 85bp cis element and contain SV40pA.•The…”
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Characterization and virulence of Beauveria bassiana associated with auger beetle (Sinoxylon anale) infesting allspice (Pimenta dioica) by Senthil Kumar, C.M., Jacob, T.K., Devasahayam, S., D’Silva, Sharon, Nandeesh, P.G.

“…[Display omitted] •We have recorded the occurrence of Sinoxylon anale on allspice trees.•A fungus infecting S. anale was isolated and identified as Beauveria…”
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Characterization of a virion occlusion-defective Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus mutant lacking the p26, p10 and p74 genes by Wang, Lihua, Salem, Tamer Z, Campbell, Dean J, Turney, Colin M, Kumar, C.M. Senthil, Cheng, Xiao-Wen

“…Nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs), family Baculoviridae, are insect-specific viruses with the potential to control insect pests in agriculture and forestry. NPVs…”
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Economic Production of NPV of Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) by Kumar, C.M Senthil

“…Investigations were carried out on the impact of certain additives viz., vegetable oils, vitamins and potassium hydroxide in the semi-synthetic diet of the…”
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