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Antagonistic activities of plant extracts against the phytopathogen sclerotium rolfsii, during pre-harvest horticultural practice - a component of Integrated disease management

Author: 
Sanasam Suranjit, Sanatombi Devi, R.K., Beenakumari Devi, N. and Shashikumar Singh, O.
Abstract: 

Nine botanicals were collected from nearby locality regarding to their medicinal values and extracts, were used for the evaluation of their efficacy against the phyto-pethogenic fungi i.e. Sclerotium rolfsii which causing collar rot disease in plants by following Poison Food Technique. Garlic (A. sativum) at 3% concentration exhibited 100% inhibition on the growth of the fungus followed by turmeric (67.7%) at 20% concentration. The fungi-toxic property of garlic might be attributed to the presence of sulphur-containing compounds. So that, it can be concluded that the above mention plant extracts can be used against the fungal pathogen as a component of integrated disease management.

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