Abstract
Abstract Maize ecosystem has a high arthropod species diversity, the use of insecticides or bioinsecticides may impact the arthropod species diversity and abundance. To accomplish this, it is necessary to monitor how endophytic entomopathogenic fungi affect the abundance and the species diversity of predatory arthropods in the maize canopy. Beauveria bassiana (JgSPK isolate) (GenBank: MZ356494) was applied using a suspension of 1 × 1010 conidia ml −1 through seed treatment, foliar spray, and root soaking, with an untreated control group for comparison. The results demonstrated that the fungus did not significantly affect the species diversity or abundance of predatory arthropods. A total of 24 predatory arthropod species were identified, with the most dominant species being Rhyothemis phyllis. The order Odonata had the highest abundance of predatory arthropods in the maize canopy, comprising 80% of the population in the control treatment, 70% in the root treatment, 69% in the seed treatment, and 81% in the leaf treatment. Another dominant order was Coleoptera, accounting for 41% in the control, 44% in the root treatment, and 48% in the leaf treatment. In conclusion, the study found that endophytic entomopathogenic fungi had no adverse effects on predatory arthropods in the maize canopy.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Beauveria bassiana application did not significantly affect predatory arthropod species diversity.
- Treatment
- Beauveria bassiana (JgSPK isolate)e0
- Interactor
- Beauveria bassiana
Beauveria bassianae0symbiont - Outcome
- species diversitye1
- Direction
- did not significantly affecte1
- Comparator
- untreated control groupe0
Zea maysOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Beauveria bassiana (JgSPK isolate) (GenBank: MZ356494) was applied using a suspension of 1 × 1010 conidia ml −1 through seed treatment, foliar spray, and root soaking, with an untreated control group for comparison.”
e1“the fungus did not significantly affect the species diversity or abundance of predatory arthropods.”
t0“maize canopy”
Claim · model-written summary
Beauveria bassiana application did not significantly affect predatory arthropod abundance.
- Treatment
- Beauveria bassiana (JgSPK isolate)e0
- Interactor
- Beauveria bassianaBeauveria bassianae0symbiont
- Outcome
- abundance of predatory arthropodse1
- Direction
- did not significantly affecte1
- Comparator
- untreated control groupe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Beauveria bassiana (JgSPK isolate) (GenBank: MZ356494) was applied using a suspension of 1 × 1010 conidia ml −1 through seed treatment, foliar spray, and root soaking, with an untreated control group for comparison.”
e1“the fungus did not significantly affect the species diversity or abundance of predatory arthropods.”
t0“maize canopy”
Claim · model-written summary
Twenty-four predatory arthropod species were identified.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A total of 24 predatory arthropod species were identified”
t0“maize canopy”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhyothemis phyllis was the most dominant predatory arthropod species.
- Interactor
- Rhyothemis phyllis
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Rhyothemis phyllise0other - Outcome
- most dominant speciese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_young_male_(15903172044).jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“the most dominant species being Rhyothemis phyllis”
t0“maize canopy”
Claim · model-written summary
Odonata had the highest abundance in maize canopy, with treatment percentages reported.
- Outcome
- highest abundance of predatory arthropodse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The order Odonata had the highest abundance of predatory arthropods in the maize canopy, comprising 80% of the population in the control treatment, 70% in the root treatment, 69% in the seed treatment, and 81% in the leaf treatment.”
Claim · model-written summary
Coleoptera was another dominant order with reported percentages across treatments.
- Interactor
- ColeopteraColeopterae0other
- Outcome
- Another dominant ordere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Another dominant order was Coleoptera, accounting for 41% in the control, 44% in the root treatment, and 48% in the leaf treatment.”
t0“maize canopy”
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