A two-year field experiment was conducted during the kharif seasons of 2024 and 2025 at the Department of Plant Pathology, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, to evaluate chemical, b...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101801
Sclerotinia stem rot is an important constraint on the productivity of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.), and effective management requires approaches that are both agronomically effective and economically feasible. A field experiment was conducted during the rabi seasons of 20...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101792
Garlic (Allium sativum L.), commonly known as "Lahsun," is a crucial spice from the Amaryllidaceae family and is the second most widely cultivated Allium species after onions. Alternaria porri inflicts severe damage on crops and significantly reduces yields, remaining a major con...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i93780
Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is an important spice and medicinal crop in India, valued for its nutritional and therapeutic properties, yet its productivity is often constrained by suboptimal growth and disease incidence. The present study was conducted during the Rabi seasons of 20...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i83682
Cabbage is most important vegetable crop. This vegetable has leaf spot disease from bacteria, fugal and virus. Therefore, the present investigation on “Effect of Trichoderma viride and botanical extracts on alternaria leaf spot disease of cabbage (Brassica oleraceae var. capitata...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123144
Alternaria leaf spot, caused by Alternaria alternata, is a significant fungal disease affecting okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.), leading to considerable yield losses. This study investigates the efficacy of selected fungicides, botanicals, and Trichoderma viride in managing this...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i121754
Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) has become a valuable crop due to its natural sweetness and wide-ranging applications in both the food and pharmaceutical industries. Despite its potential, stevia cultivation is hindered by diseases like aerial blight, caused by the fungal path...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111716
Pea is one of the most important Rabi pulse crop of India. Fusarium wilt which is caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi is considered to be the most devastating disease of this crop. The general inadequacy of chemical fungicides to tackle Fusarium wilt in field pea has lead to...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i113052
Among vegetables, brinjal or eggplant is an economically important vegetable crop and second major vegetable crop next to potato in India. This crop suffers from various diseases, among different fungal diseases of brinjal, Alternaria leaf spot caused by Alternaria alternata has...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101513
Mustard is the one of the most important oil seed crops among the major Rabi oil seed of India. Alternaria blight disease which is caused by Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc. is considered to be the most devastating disease of this crop. The general inadequacy of chemical fungic...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91394
Broccoli (Brassicae oleracea var. italica) is an important cole crop vegetable, belong to family Brassicaceae. Alternaria leaf spot caused by Alternaria brassicae is one of the serious diseases in broccoli. In vitro and in vivo experiment were conducted at the research plot of th...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91391
An experiment was conducted during the 2023 Kharif season at the Central Research Farm, Department of Plant Pathology, SHUATS, Prayagraj, U.P. to evaluate the efficacy of Trichoderma harzianum with botanicals against anthracnose disease in black gram under field conditions. There...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91348
Maydis leaf blight is the destructive foliar fungal disease causes considerable losses in maize crop. Disease appears as young small and diamond shaped lesions, as they mature, they elongate. The present investigation was carried out in kharif season in the year 2023-2024 under f...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i92400
The study entitled “Effect of bio-agents and fungicides in management of leaf spot of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) caused by Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler” was carried out during the rabi season of 2022-2023 at the Central Research Field, Department of Plant Pathology, Sam H...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193664
Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is the second most important bulb crop after onion. It is a major spice crop. Garlic is attacked by many diseases, one of which is Purple blotch. This study was aimed to determine the effect of botanicals and bio-agent on purple blotch disease of garlic...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102816
The betelvine (Piper betle L.) is a perennial climbing evergreen shrub belonging to the Piperaceae, also known as the pepper family. As leaves has economic part of betelvine crop and consumed freshly harvested leaves. The present study were carried out at farmer’s field in collab...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i41720
In vitro compatibility of selected entomopathogenic fungi with botanicals and chemical insecticides at field recommended concentrations Indoxacarb 14.5 SC, Spinosad 45 SC, neem oil and NSKE were non-toxic to the test strain M.anisopliae (Ma-L-1) as they did not show significant r...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430805
Indian mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.coss) is also known as sarson, rai or raya, toria or Lahi.it is a herbaceous annual plant. Mustard is the second important oilseed crop in the world after sunflower, soybean and palm oil. Alternaria blight disease caused by Alternaria br...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430759
Mustard is an important oilseed crop in India. Alternaria leaf blight caused by Alternaria brassicae is an economically important disease of oilseed brassicas as it reduces the quality and quantity of the seeds. Botanical extracts and essential oils were tested on Alternaria bras...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i103126
Rapeseed-mustard is one of the major oilseed crops cultivated in India. Alternaria brassicae is the most destructive pathogen of oilseeds. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of bio-agents and elicitors on Alternaria brassicae of mustard in vitro using dual culture tech...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i103044
Brassica juncea, also known as Indian mustard, is a globally used oilseed, vegetable, and condiment. Alternaria brassicae, a filamentous fungus, causes Alternaria black spot, affecting crop productivity. This research endeavours to investigate environmentally sustainable methods...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11935
Brijesh Kumar Patel, Shashikala. B, Laavanya G A, Rishabh Maheshwari, Rajshree Karanwal, Sunil Zacharia, Shubham Singh & Atul Suresh Bawane·Microbiology Research Journal International·2025
Groundnut, also known as peanut, is a vital oilseed crop in India. It plays a crucial role in the country's agriculture due to its diverse uses, serving as a source of edible oil, protein-rich food, and high-quality fodder from its foliage or haulm. India holds the distinction of...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i81608
An experiment was conducted at the laboratory of the Department of Plant Pathology, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. To test the efficacy of different treatments viz., Neem (Azadirachta indica), Onion (Allium cepa), Ga...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i52435
Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.), also known as eggplant, is a widely cultivated and important vegetable crop across the globe. In India, it thrives particularly well in tropical and subtropical regions. However, brinjal is vulnerable to several diseases that can significantly impa...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92955
Mustard (Brassica juncea) is one among the major oilseed crops in India grown during Rabi season. Alternaria blight of mustard caused by Alternaria brassicae is most widespread and destructive disease of mustard causing major yield losses that may range from 15 to 71 per cent in...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i72141