scholarly journals Efficacy of different fungicides for management of early blight disease of potato

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 280-285
Author(s):  
S. Murmu ◽  
S. Dey ◽  
A. Chakraborty

The early blight of potato may be controlled by using bio-control agents and plant extracts but not effectively and rapidly. But using of chemical fungicides the disease can be controlled easily and losses of yield will be reduced compare to above mentioned both control measures. Keeping this in mind an experiment was conducted to test the efficacy of seven different fungicides (difenoconazole, propiconazole, hexaconazole, propineb 61% + iprov-alicarb 5.25%, propineb, carbendazim and metalaxyl 8% + mancozeb 64%) for controlling early blight of potato un-der in vivo as well as in vitro condition. These antifungal compounds were applied 3 times at 7days interval after first appearance of the disease in the field. Highest percent disease reduction (57.88%) and highest yield of tuber (27.03 t/ha) was recorded in plot sprayed with propiconazole @1 ml/lit followed by propineb and propineb 61% + iprovalicarb 5.25%, with percent disease reduction 55.98%, 51.90% and yield 26.30 t/ha and 24.53 t/ha respectively. Simultaneously in vitro efficacy of these fungicides were also tested against Alternaria solani where propiconazole and propineb exhibited highest percent inhibition(100%) in radial growth and in case of spore germination inhibition in spite of these two fungicides difenoconazole, hexaconazole and propineb 61% + iprovalicarb 5.25% exhibit same result i.e. 100% inhibition compared to control as well as other treatments. Therefore it may be suggested that propiconazole and propineb can be used successfully in controlling of this disease.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vignesh Murthy ◽  
VedhaHari BodethalaNarayanan ◽  
MubarakAli Davoodbasha ◽  
MadhanShankar ShankarRamakrishanan

Abstract A novel strain of Bacillus isolated from rhizosphere has shown to be excellent biocontrol agents against various plant pathogens. In this study, a first report of a Bacillus strain NKMV-3 which effectively controlling Alternaria solani, which cause the Early Blight disease in tomato. Based on the cultural and molecular sequencing of 16S rRNA gene sequence, the identity of the strain was confirmed as Bacillus velezensis NKMV-3. The presence of the lipopeptide which are antibiotic synthesis genes namely Iturin C, Surfactin A, Fengycin B and D were confirmed through gene amplification. In addition, lipopetides was also confirmed through liquid chromatography. The extract showed inhibitory effect against A.solani in-vitro and detached tomato leaf assays. Bacillus velezensis strain NKMV-3 based formulations may provide an effective solution in controlling early blight disease in tomato and other crops.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Antônio Jussiê da Silva Solino ◽  
Juliana Santos Batista Oliveira ◽  
Sergio Augusto Cesnik ◽  
Kátia Regina Freitas Schwan-Estrada

Rare earth elements have been tested in control of plant diseases. Lanthanum (La) was tested in the control of Alternaria solani (in vitro) and tomato early blight (in vivo) using the concentration 0; 0.1; 0.2; 0.4 and 0.8 g L-1. In vitro, the concentration were diluted in V8 culture medium and evaluated for mycelial growth rate index (MGRI) and pathogen sporulation. In vivo, 24 hours after the application of concentration was inoculate the pathogen and 24 hours after the inoculation, leaflets were collected for quantification, the specific catalytic activity and guaiacol peroxidase. The severity of tomato early blight were also analyzed. As 0.27 and 0.28 g L-1 reduces 28% and 50% the MGRI and the sporulation, respectively. Peroxidase and catalase activity was increased by 298% and 151% in tomato treated with 0.5 and 0.4 g L-1de La, respectively. In vivo reduces AUDPC 70% when was applied 0.27 g L-1 La. Lanthanum can be used as resistance inducer in controlling tomato early blight.


Plant Disease ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (12) ◽  
pp. 3065-3071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Metz ◽  
Birgit Adolf ◽  
Nicole Chaluppa ◽  
Ralph Hückelhoven ◽  
Hans Hausladen

The fungus Alternaria solani is the main pathogen causing early blight on potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.). An increase in the development of resistance to the succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) boscalid, one of the main active ingredients for the control of early blight, has been reported. For this study, monitoring data from Germany were collected between 2013 and 2016 and an increase in the occurrence of A. solani succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) mutant isolates was observed. In addition to the known point mutations in sdh complex II, a new mutation in subunit C was found in German isolates (SdhC-H134Q). SDHI fungicide sensitivity testing was performed in the laboratory, greenhouse, and field. Reduced boscalid sensitivity was shown for mutant isolates (SdhB-H278Y and SdhC-H134R) both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, field trials with artificial inoculation were performed in 2016 and 2017. In both years, fungicide efficacy was significantly reduced after mutant inoculation compared with wild-type inoculation.


Author(s):  
Meseret Tadelo ◽  
Tamirat Wato ◽  
Tilahun Negash

Background: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) belongs to the family Solanaceae. In Ethiopia, control of early blight is largely dependent on fungicidal application. There is a research need to identify effective botanical extracts to control Alternaria solani that cause early blight of tomato and for evaluation of plant extracts through different solvents on the target pathogen. Methods: In vitro experiment was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of crude extracts of 16 selected medicinal plants against Alternaria solani. Thus, crude extracts were extracted from medicinal plants with different solvents (methanol, ethanol and petroleum at (25%, 50% and 100%) concentrations. The Alternaria solani was isolated from infected tomato leaves showing early blight symptoms. Evaluation of plant extracts was carried out against Alternaria solani using food poisoned technique on PDA. Result: Results showed that most of the methanolic extract plants were showed significant inhibition of the mycelial growth as compared to ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts. A higher rate of mycelial reduction was recorded by ethanol extracts of Allium sativum at all concentrations (100%) followed by methanol extracts of Allium sativum at 25%, 50%, 100% concentration (90.02%, 97.01%, 100% respectively). The effectiveness of extracts against Alternaria solani depends on use at the higher concentrations and various solvents. For crude extracts that have shown higher inhibitory effects against Alternaria solani in vitro conditions, actual chemical compounds should be identified. Furthermore, it is also important to evaluate these plants on other microbes, study to test in vivo and to assess their real potential field condition wherever early blight is an important disease of tomato.


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