Table 1. Weight (g) of the Beauveria bassiana culture and rice at different times of drying and before the spores were harvested.
Days of drying N Time of harvest Bb 9002 (days) Time of harvest Bb 9205 (days)
15 25 35 45 15 25 35 45
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
1 10 171.1±4.6 a 170.6±10.6 a 159.2±7.7 a 151.7±8.1 a 174.5±6.5 a 167.3±5.9 a 155.3±11.9 a 151.5±5.7 a
2 10 145±11.3 b 132.3±10.4 b 106.9±6.9 b 86.5±8.8 b 141.3±5.7 b 123.9±6.4 b 109.3±10.6 b 92.0±8.4 b
3 10 120.9±6.3 c 105.8±10 c 85.1±7.1 c 63.7±6.5 c 120.1±6.3 c 99.9±6.8 c 87.7±10.1 c 69.2±8.9 c
4 10 100.7±6.3 d 96.8±9.5 cd 71.3±7.1 d 55.6±4.4 d 103.5±6.9 d 90.1±6.6 d 73.1±9.8 d 55.4±8 d
5 10 90.5±4.4 e 90.9±8.5 ed 66.5±7.5 d 54.1±4.3 d 93.5±6.2 e 81.3±6.2 de 63.4±9.2 de 48.3±5.9 de
6 10 87.4±3.7 e 84.1±9.1 ed 64.8±7.7 d 53.5±3.8 d 87.3±5 ef 74.8±6.3 ef 58.0±8.6 e 45.4±4.2 e
7 10 86.6±3.5 e 80.7±8.4 e 64.3±7.8 d 53.5±3.8 d 84.2±4.2 f 70.2±6.7 f 55.2±7.9 e 44.3±3.4 e
8 10 86.3±3.5 e 80.4±8.3 e 63.9±7.9 d 53.4±3.9 d 82.7±3.8 f 69.5±6.8 f 54.5±7.9 e 44.2±3.3 e
9 10 86.1±3.4 e 80.4±8.3 e 63.9±7.9 d 53.3±3.9 d 81.9±3.8 f 69.5±6.8 f 54.5±7.9 e 44.0 e 3.1