Fungicides and rubber

Anthracnose leaf disease in rubber trees, caused by the attack of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, have led to the serious decline in natural rubber production. Continuous usage of synthetic fungicide leave the toxic residues that harm the surrounding animals and plants and are not environmentally friendly. It needs a better solution with organic products that are safer, more effective and biodegradable. Piper species could be considered as a source of new natural products with potential antifungal activities.

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Corynespora leaf fall (CLF) disease of rubber incited by Corynespora cassiicola is listed as a fourth most serious leaf disease of rubber in South East Asia. As the rubber is a tree crop it grows up to 60 – 70 feet height, management of this disease is not easy and it involves more price tag. The use of effective and economical management strategies is plays a vital role in efficient disease management in rubber plantations. To develop a tool to integrated disease management approach, tested different bio-agents, plant extracts and fungicides against Corynespora cassiicola.

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Rubber is indigenous to South America. Many attempts to start a viable rubber industry in that region have met with failure because of the presence of SALB and the lack of a cost-effective management tools in that region. SALB spreads rapidly causing severe leaf fall and twig dieback. Chemical control that involves repeated fungicide applications to trees of great height has been found to be expensive and impractical.

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