Friday, 6 January 2006 - 9:45 AM

Protection Mechanism by Lignin Additives for Baculoviruses against the Negative Effect of Uv Radiation

Ahmed A. Hamed Amin1, Magda M. Khattab1, Salah Elnagar2, and G. Fédière3. (1) Plant Protection Res. Institute, 7, Nady El-Sayied Street, Dokki, Giza, 12311, Egypt, (2) Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, El-Gamma Street, Giza, 11234, Egypt, (3) Center of Virology, Institut de Recherche pour Le Dèveloppement (IRD, Gama sTreet, Giza, Egypt

The virus suspension containing 1% of any of the tested lignin additives had almost the same pH value of around 7.55. Therefore, it was difficult to state that the pH value of lignin additive played a key role in protecting the virus. The spectrophotometer, showed also that, all the lignin additives were similar in their high rate of UV-absorption (from 210-900 nm), especially in the most effective UV inactivation region (300-320 nm). Scaning Electronmicrograph (SEM) of polyhedra combined with the lignin additive indicated the possibility of physical protection of the polyhedra crystal by the tested additive. The latter appeared to surround the polyhedra with a continuous layer which was visible in the dark field of transmission electromicroscopic examination.

See more of Cotton Insect Research and Control Conference - Session B
See more of Cotton Insect Research and Control Conference

See more of The Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 3-6 2006