Rice false smut disease is caused by Ustilaginoidea virens, an ascomycetous fungi. Thirty isolates of U. virens showed well defined colonies on potato sucrose medium (PSA). The maximum colony diameter was found to be 85.68 mm with a growth rate of 2.85 mm in the UV23 isolate and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232467
Mango (Mangifera indica), a fruit with high nutritional value is widely regarded as a most palatable fruit crop which is affected by a number of biological constraints mainly diseases. Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides belongs to order Melanconiales is the impo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031230
Grapes powdery mildew and downy mildew caused by Erysiphe necator and Plasmopara viticola respectively are the most devastating diseases worldwide resulting in significant loss of yield and quality. Epidemics of grapevine mildews are caused by airborne inocula such as conidia an...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2230677
The molecular variability among the isolates of Colletotrichum capsici and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides that differed in virulence was analysed by means of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) using 10 random primers. Analysis of the genetic coefficient matrix derived from t...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/40414
A. Chowdappa, S. Kousalya, A. Kamalakannan, C. Gopalakrishnan & K. Venkatesan·Advances in Research·2018
Pomegranate is an important tropical fruit crop, and the juice from the pomegranate is one of the most powerful antioxidants. Since 2002, pomegranate is severely affected by bacterial blight disease caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae. The occurrence of bacterial blight...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/45031
The fungicidal effect of some essential oils viz., Neem, Eucalyptus, Pongamia, Lemongrass, Thyme and Clove were evaluated against Alternaria solani causing early blight of tomato resulting in severe yield loss. All essential oil treatments showed the significantly varied antifung...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430346