Vol. 2 (5) : September-October 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (5) : 584-585 (September-October, 2011) (New Series)
Bio-efficacy of botanicals against leaf blight of tuberose (P. tuberosa) caused by Alternaria alternata in vitro
N.K. GAJRE1* and D.M. JOSHI2
Deptt. of Plant Pathology, N.M.College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari - 396 450 (Gujarat)
Designation : 1P.G. Student *(nirav.gajre@yahoo.com), 2Scientist
Subject : Plant Pathology, Nematology and Virology, Mushroom Cultivation
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N.K. GAJRE and D.M. JOSHI. 2011. Bio-efficacy of botanicals against leaf blight of tuberose (P. tuberosa) caused by Alternaria alternata in vitro. Green Farming Vol. 2 (5) : 584-585 (September-October, 2011) (New Series)
ABSTRACT
The phytoextracts of ten plant species evaluated in vitro by poison-food technique against Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler revealed that rhizome extract of turmeric (Curcuma longa L) produced strong inhibition followed by neem (Azadirachta indica Juss.) and dhatura (Datura stamoneum L.).
Key words :
Alternaria alternata, leaf blight, phytoextracts, Polianthes tuberosa, tuberose.
