Endophytic colonization of tomato plants by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana for controlling the South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta

Table 1 Presence (%) of Beauveria bassiana in three parts of tomato plants at different times following seedling inoculation

Part of the plant	7 DPI	14 DPI	21 DPI	30 DPI
Roots	80 ± 20	86.6 ± 11.5	100	100
Stems	66.6 ± 11.5	86.6 ± 11.5	100	100
Leaves	46.6 ± 11.5	53.3 ± 11.5	66.6 ± 11.5	100

Results are shown as mean percentages of positive scores for three experiments (± SD). Five sections of each part of the plant (root; stem; leaf) were tested for the presence of the fungus at each time point. All control plants were negative for B. bassiana and therefore the results were not shown
DPI days after plant inoculation

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