Eco-friendly control of Thrips tabaci in garlic with a mixture of Beauveria bassiana and potassium silicate
Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate a mixture of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana and potassium silicate – a plant-resistance inducer – for thrips management. Three-year field experiments (2017-2019) were carried out using the Ito garlic cultivar, from 25−100 days after germination, with a...