Keragaman Cendawan Entomopatogen pada Rizosfer Tanaman Gandum (Triticum aestivum L.)

Research on the diversity of entomopathogenic fungi on the rhizosphere of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was conducted at the Laboratory of Biological Control. The purpose of this study was to determine the species of entomopathogenic fungi found on the rhizosphere of wheat crop. Soil samples were collected based on two history of different land i.e. new opening land and former vegetable land from wheat cropping in jorong Batu Bagiriak, nagari Alahan Panjang, kecamatan Lembah Gumanti, kabupaten Solok, West Sumatra by using simple random sampling method (a simple sample technique). Isolation of fungi from the soil was conducted by using insect traps (insect stanza method). The results of the identification indicated that there was one genus of entomopathogenic fungus i.e Metarhizium found on the two lands with various macroscopic morphology. Keyword : entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium, rhizosphere, wheat plan