20.500.12556/RUL-175203 Efficacy and economic assessment of commercial Beauvaria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. in managing cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) insect pests in a derived savanna agroecosystem Učinkovitost in ekonomsko ovrednotenje komercialnih sevov glive Beauvaria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. pri uravnavanju žuželčjih škodljivce na kumarah (Cucumis sativus L.) v ekosistemu prehodne savane A study was conducted in 2021 and 2022 planting seasons to determine the most efficient and profitable rate and frequency of applying Beauvaria bassiana to control insect pests on cucumber crop. Beauvaria application produced significantly lower insect pest numbers compared to untreated plots. Although leaf and fruit damage were statistically similar in the treated plots, the values were lower than the untreated plots. Significantly higher fruit yield (14.43 tons ha-1 and 13.44 tons ha-1) was obtained when Beauvaria was applied at 8 kg ha-1 once a week relative to the control 2.26 tons ha-1 and 2.34 tons ha-1, 2021 and 2022, respectively, resulting in a corresponding increase of 84 % and 83 % over the control. The relationship between insect pest infestation and yield was negative and significant (r = -0.90 and r = -0.80). In addition, the highest profitability index of 1.00 was obtained when Beauveria was applied at 8 kg ha-1 once a week in both years. Beauveria bassiana fruit damage insect pest infestation cucumber application rate application frequency economic assessment derived savanna Beauveria bassiana poškodba plodov napad žuželčjih škodljivcev kumara velikost odmerka pogostost uporabe ekonomska ocena prehodna savana true false false Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-10-21 12:14:02 2025-10-21 12:14:07 2025-12-07 03:54:42 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 9 str. no. 3 Vol. 121 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 63 1854-1941 10.14720/aas.2025.121.3.21587 254069763 View_of_Efficacy_and_Economic_Assessment_of_Commercial_Beauveria_bassiana_in_Managing_Cucumber_(Cucumis_sativus_L.)_Insect_Pests_in_a_Derived_Savanna_Agroecosystem.pdf View_of_Efficacy_and_Economic_Assessment_of_Commercial_Beauveria_bassiana_in_Managing_Cucumber_(Cucumis_sativus_L.)_Insect_Pests_in_a_Derived_Savanna_Agroecosystem.pdf 1 06194E07A87CF609F3A9381FF85180F9 6d2cc727793f38bb056d767bf7f7503175dd0b8d4e6ca144d0f3027d84e3ffb8 9114b67d-ae66-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=220527 https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/21587/19023 1 65cb89a1-ae66-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=220525 Biotehniška fakulteta Acta agriculturae Slovenica 0 0 0