International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 5
First page : (661) Last page : (668)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.4000
Management of Banana Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum musae with Commercial Botanical-Formulations
Divya Jagana1*, Yashoda R. Hegde2 and Rajasekhar L.3
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture,
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad- 580005, Karnataka. India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: aoconservation3@gmail.com
Received: 7.06.2017 | Revised: 12.07.2017 | Accepted: 20.07.2017
ABSTRACT
Plant based pesticides which are relatively economical, safe and non hazardous can be used successfully against the pathogenic fungi. The present investigations were carried out during 2015-16 in department of plant pathology, UAS, Dharwad which is aimed to study the efficacy of five commercially available botanical formulations viz; Soldier, nimbicidine, Neemgold, agroneem and Discheck for the management of banana anthracnose, a predominant postharvest disease of banana caused by Colletotrichum musae. Among those botanicals, Neemgold and Discheck were most effective in the in vitro as well as in vivo studies. Maximum per cent disease reduction (92.11 %) has been exhibited in fruits treated with Neemgold, Discheck and nimbicidin at 2.0 per cent concentration which were statistically at par with same botanicals at 1.0 per cent (89.47 %) as well as Neemgold at 0.5 per cent (86.84 %). Therefore, commercial botanicals formulations have the potential to manage the postharvest diseases in banana.
Key words: Banana anthracnose, Botanical formulations, Colletotrichum musae, Disease management
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Cite this article: Jagana, D., Hegde, Y.R. and Rajasekhar, L., Management of Banana Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum musae with Commercial Botanical-Formulations, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(5): 661-668 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.4000
