02413naa a2200337 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400480007410000210012224501200014326000090026352014550027265000270172765000130175465000120176765000220177965000140180165000110181565000200182665300190184665300130186565300200187870000180189870000190191670000200193570000240195570000180197970000120199777300660200921337432022-06-10       2021    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a0233-111X7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.2021001712DOI1 aCATÃO, A. M. L.  aOptimization of granular formulations of Metarhizium humberi microsclerotia with humectants.h[electronic resource]  c2021  aAbstract: Granular microsclerotial formulations of entomopathogenic fungi deserve attention because of their post-application, in situ production of new conidia that enhance and prolong mycoinsecticidal efficacy against a target pest insect. Because high ambient moisture is a crucial condition to induce fungal development and conidiogenesis on granules, we tested the impacts of the additions of three humectants - glycerin, propylene glycol, and polyethylene glycol 400 - on water absorption by pellets incorporating microsclerotia of Metarhizium humberi IP 46 with microcrystalline cellulose or vermiculite carriers, and on the production of infective conidia of IP 46 microsclerotia in ambient humidities suboptimal for routine conidiogenesis. Glycerin facilitated greater and faster absorption of water than the other humectants. Microcrystalline cellulose absorbed low quantities of water without any added humectant whereas vermiculite did not. IP 46 did not grow or sporulate on pellets prepared with or without glycerin at 86% relative humidity (RH) or on control pellets without glycerin at 91% RH; conidial production on pellets prepared with vermiculite or microcrystalline cellulose and 10% glycerin reached 1.1 x 10(5) conidia/mg and 1 x 10(5) conidia/mg, respectively, after 20 days of exposure at 91% RH. Hence, these results strongly support glycerin as a suitable humectant for granular microsclerotial formulations of this fungus.  aEntomopathogenic fungi  aHumidity  aPellets  aFungo Entomógeno  aGlicerina  aPellet  aTeor de Umidade  aConidiogenesis  aGlycerin  aHumidity stress1 aRODRIGUES, J.1 aMARRETO, R. N.1 aMASCARIN, G. M.1 aFERNANDES, E. K. K.1 aHUMBER, R. A.1 aLUZ, C.  tJournal of Basic Microbiologygv. 61, n. 9, p. 808-813, 2021.