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Uniting the Role of Entomopathogenic Fungi against Rhizoctonia solani JG Kühn, the Causal Agent of Cucumber Damping-Off and Root Rot Diseases

Abdelhak Rhouma¹, Lobna Hajji-Hedfi^1,*, Nahla Alsayd Bouqellah^2,*, Pravin Babasaheb Khaire³, Samar Dali¹, Omaima Bargougui¹, Amira Khlif¹, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani⁴

1 Research Laboratory of Agricultural Production Systems and Sustainable Development (LR03AGR02), Carthage University, Regional Centre of Agricultural Research of Sidi Bouzid, CRRA, Sidi Bouzid, 9100, Tunisia
2 Science College, Biology Department, Taibah University, Almadina, 42317, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, 413722, Maharashtra, India
4 School of Biology Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, 11800, Malaysia

* Corresponding Authors: Lobna Hajji-Hedfi. Email: ,; Nahla Alsayd Bouqellah. Email: