Increasing Anthonomus grandis susceptibility to Metarhizium anisopliae through RNAi-induced AgraRelish knockdown: a perspective to combine biocontrol and biotechnology.
Clidia E Moreira-PintoRoberta R CoelhoAna G B LeiteDaniela A SilveiraDaniela A de SouzaRogerio B LopesLeonardo L P MacedoMaria C M SilvaThuanne P RibeiroCarolina V MorganteJosé D AntoninoMaria Fatima Grossi de SáPublished in: Pest management science (2021)
Our data indicate the influence of the IMD pathway on the antifungal response in A. grandis. Combining biocontrol and RNAi could significantly improve cotton boll weevil management. Hence, AgraRelish is a potential target for the development of biotechnological tools aimed at improving the efficacy of M. anisopliae against A. grandis.