ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Plant Sci.

Sec. Plant Pathogen Interactions

Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1576159

This article is part of the Research TopicProtecting Crops From Pests and Diseases with New Advancements in Bioprotectants and BiostimulantsView all articles

Isolation, Morphological and Molecular Characterization of a Native Heterorhabditis indica Strain from the Mid Indian Himalayas with Insights into Biocontrol Potential

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Dr Ashish Kumar SinghDr Ashish Kumar Singh1*Jagadeesh PatilJagadeesh Patil2Aarthi NekkantiAarthi Nekkanti2AMIT UMESH PASCHAPURAMIT UMESH PASCHAPUR1Sunaullah BhatSunaullah Bhat1Vinita GouriVinita Gouri1Gaurav VermaGaurav Verma1MUKESH JAIMANMUKESH JAIMAN3Pankaj PankajPankaj Pankaj3K K MishraK K Mishra1Lakshmi KantLakshmi Kant1
  • 1ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora, India
  • 2National Bureau of Agricultural Insects Resources, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • 3Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

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• A new strain of Heterorhabditis indica (VLEPN01) was isolated from the Mid Indian Himalayas, using Corcyra cephalonica baiting.• The VLEPN01 strain exhibited unique morphological and morphometric traits compared to the Indian isolate (CH7) and type specimen, with significant differences in morphometry.• The ITS region-based sequence analysis (786 bp, accession ID OK001870) confirmed 99.87% similarity with H. indica from Mizoram, placing VLEPN01 in a distinct phylogenetic clade.• The successful identification and characterization of H. indica VLEPN01 highlight its potential for use in sustainable pest management programs in the Himalayan agroecosystem.

Keywords: Entomopathogenic nematodes, biocontrol agents, Spodoptera frugiperda, Anomala dimidiate, Spodoptera litura, and Spilosoma obliqua Font: Not Italic Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11 pt Formatted: Font: Italic Formatted: Font: Italic

Received: 13 Feb 2025; Accepted: 21 May 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Singh, Patil, Nekkanti, PASCHAPUR, Bhat, Gouri, Verma, JAIMAN, Pankaj, Mishra and Kant. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Dr Ashish Kumar Singh, ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora, India

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