Pathogen Curvularia lunata

Cowpea is an important leguminous vegetable crop usually grown during Pre-kharif, Kharif and Rabi season under West Bengal condition. Now days this crop is severely affected due to biotic stress. Seven foliar pathogens namely Alternaria alternata, Colletotrichum capsici, Corynespora cassicola, Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium ciceri, Sclerotium rolfsii and Curvularia lunata were isolated from the diseased cowpea crop in Jaguli Instructional farm of BCKV.

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In the present investigation efforts were made to evaluate different rice based fungicides viz; Trifloxystrobin (25%) + Tebuconazole (50%) WG, Tebuconazole (25.9%) EC, Carbendazim (50%) WG, Propiconozole (25%) EC, Hexaconazole (5%) EC and Mancozeb (63 % WP) against the mycelial growth of rice grain discoloration causing pathogen Curvularia lunata. Among all the fungicides tested, Trifloxystrobin (25%) + Tebuconazole (50%) WG and Tebuconazole proved to be completely effective in inhibiting the growth of the pathogen at low concentrations i.e.

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Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a vital life-sustaining food crop for human being as well as for livestock in many parts of world. In India, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are major sorghum growing states. Therefore, investigation was undertaken during 2016 at N. A. U., Navsari on isolation of sorghum seed infecting fungi, (Colletotrichum sp., Fusarium moniliforme, Alternaria alternata, Curvularia lunata, Macrophomina sp., Aspergillus niger and A. flavus.

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Bio-controlling of potato foliar pathogens could be an alternative and eco-friendly management. Therefore, in this trial, the antagonistic potential of some bio-controlling agents (BCAs) of Trichoderma spp. (Trichoderma asperillum, Trichoderma longibrachiatum and Trichoderma harzianum) and Bacillus spp.

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