author(s)
Neelesh Raypuriya, SB Das, AK Bhowmick and Vibha

abstract
An in-vitro study was conducted for compatibility of Metarhizium anisopliae an entomopathogenic fungus (EPF) with 8 adjuvants at two concentrations viz., 0.1 and 0.5% through poisoned food technique. The outcomes were assessed as radial growth and growth prohibition of the EPF on an adjuvant treated medium. All the adjuvants showed inhibition in mycelial development of the EPF and somewhat depending upon their concentrations. The carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) showed the maximum radial growth with least growth prohibition (66.50 mm and 7.16%, respectively), followed by Silica gel (60.00 mm and 16.25%, respectively) and Neem soap (58.83 mm, and 17.89%, respectively). The findings indicated that CMC could be used in the formulation of M.anisopliae with the most astounding spore load of 4.00 x 10¹⁰ spores ml^-1.