Isolated Fungi as Bio-Control Agents in Disturbing Growth of Golden Apple Snail, Pomacea canaliculata

Nurhadijah Zainalabidin; Noor Hasyierah Mohd Salleh

doi:10.58915/aset.v4i2.2704

Authors

Nurhadijah Zainalabidin Universiti Malaysia Perlis
Noor Hasyierah Mohd Salleh Universiti Malaysia Perlis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58915/aset.v4i2.2704

Keywords:

Golden Apple Snail, Isolation, Microorganism, Pathogenic Fungi

Abstract

The golden apple snail, or scientifically known as Pomacea canaliculata, is a significant threat to paddy farming in many countries, including Malaysia. This study focuses on producing green biopesticides from microbial by-products with a strong mode of action against these snails. To achieve this, nine microorganisms were isolated, screened, characterized and molecularly identified. The isolates were classified according to their morphological and also reproductive characteristics. Findings show that isolates KP1 to KP5 are fungi with sporangiospores, isolates KP6 to KP8 are fungi with conidiospores, while KP9 is a fungus with an arthrospore. Further screening showed that non-autoclaved filtrates of KP3 and KP8 had the highest molluscicidal activity at 47% and 50% respectively. Two potential fungi with molluscicidal activity were identified as Talaromyces stipitatus and Aspergillus awamori.

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