Shibana S. N.

Effect of Chitosan on Increasing Beneficial Soil Microflora and Disease Suppression in Turmeric Plants in Humid Tropics of Kerala, India

Shibana S. N. & Deepa S. Nair · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2024

The present study assessed the population of nitrogen fixers and phosphate solubilizers in the rhizosphere, and suppression of leaf blotch disease caused by Taphrina maculans (Order: Taphrinales, Family: Taphrinaceae) in turmeric plants in response to chitosan application. Leaf b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i14346

Application of Chitin Improves Growth, Yield and Secondary Metabolite Production in Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)

Shibana S. N., Deepa S. Nair, Sreekala G. S., Shalini Pillai P., Swapna Alex & Ancy Joseph · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

A field experiment was conducted in Trivandrum district during June 2021 to January 2022 to evaluate the effect of chitin on growth, yield and secondary metabolite production in turmeric. Soil application of chitin at 5 g per plant was done at 60 and 180 days after transplanting,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i123775