scholarly journals Efficacy of Amistar in Controlling Alternaria Blight and Yield of Mustard Variety Rai-5

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 191-197
Author(s):  
I Hossain ◽  
MA Akter ◽  
MB Anwar

The effect of Amistar in controlling Alternaria blight of mustard was investigated and the selected mustard variety Rai- 5 was used. Amistar @ 0.05% (1 spray), 0.05% (2 spray), 0.05% (3 spray), 0.1% (1 spray), 0.1% (2 spray) and 0.1% (3 spray) were sprayed at 14 days interval beginning from 40 days after sowing (DAS). Amistar resulted significant reduction of the disease Alternaria blight (Alternaria brassicae and Alternaria brassicicola) severity and increased seed yield. Out of the doses of Amistar used, 0.1% (3 spray) showed marked effect in reducing the disease over control in terms of reduction of % Alternaria blight incidence, % leaf infection and % leaf area diseased up to 90.72%, 90.42% and 98.17%, respectively as well as reduction of % siliqua infection and % area of siliqua diseased up to 96.17% and 98.80%, respectively and thus increased seed yield up to 56.47% over control. J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 11(1-2): 191-197 2018

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-594
Author(s):  
F Khatun ◽  
M S Alam ◽  
M A Hossain ◽  
P K Malaker ◽  
MH Rashid

A study was carried out to find out the effect of sowing dates and varieties on the severity of Alternaria blight of mustard. Seeds of eight mustard varieties were sown on four different dates. Data on severity of the disease and seed yield were recorded. Disease severity differed significantly among the varieties. B. campestris varieties showed the higher disease severity compared to B. napus and B. juncea. The lowest disease severity was recorded in BARI Sarisha 11 which produced the highest seed yield. Percentages of leaf area diseased, leaf    infection, siliqua infection, and spots per siliqua were found lowest under 21 October sowing, which were statistically lower than other sowing dates. The highest seed yield (1727 kg/ha) was recorded under 01 November sowing followed by 21 October sowing. Combination of sowing dates and varieties had a significant influence on disease severity and seed yield. Early sown (21 October and 1 November) BARI Sarisha 11 showed less disease severity and    gave higher seed yield than other treatment combinations   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v36i4.11746   Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 36(4): 583-594, December 2011  


2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
MN Haider ◽  
MR Islam ◽  
FM Aminuzzaman ◽  
H Mehraj ◽  
AFM Jamal Uddin

Experiments were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of different micronutrients and fungicides against Alternaria brassicae and Alternaria blight on growth and yield contributing attributes of mustard. Among the treatments, T6 showed the highest performance against Alternaria blight in terms of disease incidence. The lowest leaf infection (9.9%), leaf area diseases (2.5%), pod infection (9.3%) and number of spots per pod (0.6) were recorded in T6. Highest leaf infection (56.1%), diseased leaf area (18.31%), pod infection (42.7%) and number of spots per pod (1.9) were recorded in control. The highest yield (1086.0 kg/ha), germination percentage (99.1) and the lowest seed infection (6.5%) of harvested seeds were obtained from the T6, whereas lowest from T1. The performances of micronutrients were better than control but the performances of micronutrients did not differ significantly when it was used in combination with fungicides. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v38i1.20212 Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vol. 38, No. 1, 61-69, 2014


Author(s):  
Muhammad Zeeshan Mehmood ◽  
Ghulam Qadir ◽  
Obaid Afzal ◽  
Atta Mohi Ud Din ◽  
Muhammad Ali Raza ◽  
...  

AbstractSeveral biotic and abiotic stresses significantly decrease the biomass accumulation and seed yield of sesame crops under rainfed areas. However, plant growth regulators (such as Paclobutrazol) can improve the total dry matter and seed production of the sesame crop. The effects of the paclobutrazol application on dry matter accumulation and seed yield had not been studied before in sesame under rainfed conditions. Therefore, a two-year field study during 2018 and 2019 was conducted with key objectives to assess the impacts of paclobutrazol on leaf greenness, leaf area, total dry matter production and partitioning, seed shattering, and seed yield of sesame. Two sesame cultivars (TS-5 and TS-3) were treated with four paclobutrazol concentrations (P0 = Control, P1 = 100 mg L−1, P2 = 200 mg L−1, P3 = 300 mg L−1). The experiment was executed in RCBD-factorial design with three replications. Compared with P0, treatment P3 improved the leaf greenness of sesame by 17%, 38%, and 60% at 45, 85, and 125 days after sowing, respectively. However, P3 treatment decreased the leaf area of sesame by 14% and 20% at 45 and 85 days after sowing than P0, respectively. Compared with P0, treatment P3 increased the leaf area by 46% at 125 days after sowing. On average, treatment P3 also improved the total biomass production by 21% and partitioning in roots, stems, leaves, capsules, and seeds by 23%, 19%, 23%, 22%, and 40%, respectively, in the whole growing seasons as compared to P0. Moreover, under P3 treatment, sesame attained the highest seed yield and lowest seed shattering by 27% and 30%, respectively, compared to P0. This study indicated that by applying the paclobutrazol concentration at the rate of 300 mg L−1 in sesame, the leaf greenness, leaf areas, biomass accumulation, partitioning, seed yield, and shatter resistance could be improved. Thus, the optimum paclobutrazol level could enhance the dry matter accumulation and seed production capacity of sesame by decreasing shattering losses under rainfed conditions.


Plants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmine Amalfitano ◽  
Nadezhda A. Golubkina ◽  
Laura Del Vacchio ◽  
Giuseppe Russo ◽  
Mario Cannoniero ◽  
...  

Research was carried out on onion landrace (Ramata di Montoro) for seed production in southern Italy, with the aim to evaluate the effects on yield and quality of four bulb planting times in factorial combination with four densities, using a split plot design with three replicates. The number of flower stalks per plant, their height and diameter, and the inflorescence diameter decreased with the bulb planting delay and density increase. The highest plant leaf area and LAI (leaf area index), seed yield, number, and mean weight were recorded with the earliest planting time, with the lowest bulb density eliciting the highest plant leaf area but the lowest LAI and seed yield per hectare. The ratio between seeds and inflorescence weight, and seed germinability, decreased with the planting delay and density increase. Seed oil, protein, and antioxidant content (polyphenols and selenium) were highest with the last crop cycle. The polyunsaturated fatty acids, predominant in oil, increased with planting time delay, whereas the monounsaturated fatty acids decreased. Linoleic, oleic, and palmitic acid prevailed among polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, and saturated fatty acids, respectively. Planting from 20 December to 10 January with 3.3 cold-stored bulbs per m2 was the most effective combination in terms of seed yield per hectare, whereas seed oil content and quality were the best, with the last crop cycle starting on 21 February, independent of bulb density.


Author(s):  
Rupinder Kaur Jassal ◽  
Harmeet Singh

An experiment was conducted at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during 2015 and 2016 to study the effect of priming, different seed rate on growth and seed yield of soybean planted under bed and flat method. The study was planned in factorial split plot design, keeping two planting techniques (flat sowing and bed sowing) and two seed priming treatments ( non primed seeds and 100 ppm GA3 primed seeds) in main plot and three seed levels ( 50, 62.5 and 75 kg ha-1) in sub plot. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of seed priming on growth and productivity under different planting techniques with the use of varying seed rates. The results revealed that growth attributes viz. emergence count, plant height, dry matter accumulation, leaf area index and photosynthetic active radiation interception (%) was significantly higher under bed planting technique as compared to flat sowing method. The pooled seed yield was increased by 15.6 % in bed planted soybean crop as compared to flat planted crop. Soybean seeds primed with 100 ppm GA3 recorded significant results in all the growth parameters. Primed seed recorded increase in yield 15.3 % than non primed seeds. Seed rate of 62.5 kg ha-1 recorded significantly higher emergence count, plant height, dry matter accumulation, leaf area index and photosynthetic active radiation interception (%) which was statistically similar in results with 75 kg ha-1 seed rate in both the two years. Pooled seed yield of 62.5 kg ha-1seed rate was 4.61 % higher than 75 kg ha-1 and 12.6 % than 50 kg ha-1 seed rate.


2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle W. Poling ◽  
Karen A. Renner ◽  
Donald Penner

Dry edible bean class and cultivar response to dimethenamid and metolachlor was investigated in the greenhouse and field. Kidney and cranberry cultivars, as well as a small red cultivar, were not injured by dimethenamid applied PRE at 2,100 g ai/ha in the greenhouse, whereas pinto bean tolerance varied and navy and black bean cultivars were injured by this rate. Injury to navy bean was greater in the greenhouse when dimethenamid and metolachlor were placed in the zone above and including the seed, compared with placement in the seed, root, or root plus seed zone. In an application timing field study, dimethenamid at 1,300 g/ha applied at the crook or unifoliate growth stage caused injury to navy bean, delayed maturity, and reduced seed yield. Metolachlor at 1,400 g ai/ha delayed maturity when applied at the unifoliate growth stage but did not reduce seed yield. Dimethenamid or metolachlor PRE, at 1,300 or 2,800 g ai/ha, respectively, injured navy and black bean cultivars, but seed yield was not reduced in a cultivar tolerance field study. In a planting date study, dimethenamid PRE at 2,300 g/ha reduced leaf area and delayed maturity compared with the nontreated control when pooled over five planting dates and cultivars in each of 2 yr. Metolachlor PRE at 2,800 g/ha reduced leaf area in 1 yr and delayed maturity in both years when pooled over planting dates and cultivars. If weed control and herbicide costs are comparable, metolachlor at a standard use rate is a safer choice than dimethenamid for use in navy and black bean production.


1970 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Ojeaga Ojehomon

SUMMARYThe vegetative growth, flowering and seed yield of three cowpea varieties—Adzuki, Mala and New Era—with contrasting yields, were compared in one field and two greenhouse experiments. In the field the plants were spaced so far apart that they did not form a closed stand, but were effectively individuals, like the potted plants used in the greenhouse experiments. In all experiments New Era yielded most followed by Mala, although the differences between these two varieties were not significant, and Adzuki least.Seed yield and vegetative growth were not simply related. New Era with the highest seed yield had the largest vegetative dry weight, leaf area and leaf area duration (D), followed by Mala, with Adzuki always least in each parameter. However, the superiority of New Era in total dry weight and leaf area was much greater than in seed yield. Mala and Adzuki were more efficient than New Era in converting dry matter into seed. Large fractions of current assimilates moved from the leaves to the seed of Adzuki and Mala than of New Era.Varietal differences in relative growth rate, net assimilation rate, or leaf area ratio were too small to account for varietal differences in seed yield.New Era and Mala produced more flower buds than Adzuki. However, Adzuki developed the largest proportion of ripe fruits, but had more aborted seeds/fruit than New Era and Mala. Thus, increased flower production and fruit formation did not increase the production of mature seeds. Therefore, little would be gained by breeding or selecting for increased flower production. The heavier seeds of Mala and New Era compared with those of Adzuki contributed greatly to their larger yields. At the spacing of 3 ft x 1 ft used in the field, the leaf area index (L) and leaf area duration (D) were suboptimal, and closer spacing should increase yield.


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1469-1474
Author(s):  
Mohd Tasleem ◽  
Mamta Baunthiyal ◽  
Gohar Taj

ABSTRACT: Alternaria brassicae causes a highly destructive disease in Brassica juncea (Rapeseed mustard) resulting in significant yield losses. Studies of MAPK machinery components in Arabidopsis thaliana have indicated that MPK3, MPK4, & MPK6 are involved in defense response and provide resistance against various bacterial and fungal pathogens. In this study, we analyzed the expression level of MPK3, MPK4 & MPK6 in overexpressed MPK3 transgenic (BjV5) Brassica juncea at different stages of Alternaria brassicae inoculation.Expression study revealed that MPK3/MPK6 was involved in early defense response and MPK4 in late defense response. These results suggested that BjMPK3 positively regulate SA mediated defense response, which might play an important role in resistance to Alternaria brassicae in Brassica juncea.


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