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An Improved Method of Extraction of Nucleopolyhedrovirus from Soil with Reference to Hyblaea puera NPV


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1 Forest Protection Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peeehi, 680653, Kerala, India
 

An efficient method of extraction of the nucleopolyhedrovirus of the teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Hyblaeidae) (HpNPV) from soil has been standardized. This method ensures recovery of about 34 per cent of NPV from soil.

Keywords

Extraction, Hyblaea puera, HpNPV, Nucleopolyhedrovirus, Persistence, Soil.
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S. Mahiba Helen
Forest Protection Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peeehi, 680653, Kerala, India
T. V. Sajeev
Forest Protection Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peeehi, 680653, Kerala, India
V. V. Sudheendra Kumar
Forest Protection Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peeehi, 680653, Kerala, India

Abstract


An efficient method of extraction of the nucleopolyhedrovirus of the teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Hyblaeidae) (HpNPV) from soil has been standardized. This method ensures recovery of about 34 per cent of NPV from soil.

Keywords


Extraction, Hyblaea puera, HpNPV, Nucleopolyhedrovirus, Persistence, Soil.