scholarly journals Effect of Traditional Agronomic Practices on White Rust of Rapeseed – Mustard under Organic Farming System in Manipur

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-358
Author(s):  
Yengkhom Premlata Devi
Keyword(s):  
Disease Severity ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Farmyard Manure ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Severe Form ◽  
Rust Disease ◽  
White Rust ◽  
Agronomic Practices

Rapeseed – mustard is one of the most important cruciferous oilseed crops basically raise for oils and vegetables to meet domestic consumption of marginal farmers during rabi season in Manipur. Field experiments were conducted under organic condition for two consecutive years ( 2014 & 2015) during rabi seasons at Kakching. Weekly surveys detected white rust of rapeseed –mustard on the four varieties used. Amendments of agronomic practices including sowing dates, intercropping and plant density besides addition of soil with FYM (Farmyard Manure) were found effective on fungal disease of the crop. The disease parameters were monitored through disease incidence (DI) and disease severity (DS) assessment technique. The least disease severity (9.57%) was found in plant density followed by date of sowing (11.06%) and intercropping (12.29%). White rust caused by Albugo candida attacked the crop from mild to severe form and the effect of agronomic practices applied were significant in controlling the white rust disease of the crop.

Resistance of standing milkvetch (Astragalus adsurgens) varieties to Embellisia astragali

2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 351 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. H. Yu ◽  
Z. B. Nan ◽  
Y. Z. Li ◽  
H. L. Lin
Keyword(s):  
Disease Severity ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Disease Severity Index ◽  
Greenhouse Experiments ◽  
Astragalus Adsurgens

Yellow stunt and root rot caused by Embellisia astragali are major factors contributing to declining yields of standing milkvetch (Astragalus adsurgens). The resistance of ten varieties of standing milkvetch to E. astragali was evaluated under laboratory, greenhouse, and field conditions. Seed germination/emergence, shoot and root length, plant dry weight, disease incidence, mortality, and disease severity index were monitored. The results show that Shanxi and Zhongsha No. 1 varieties had the best agronomic traits and lowest levels of disease in all experiments, while the varieties Neimeng and Ningxia had the highest susceptibility to disease. Germination/emergence differed significantly (P < 0.05) between varieties after inoculation, and compared with the control, germination/emergence of inoculated treatments of nine varieties decreased on average by 1.5% in laboratory experiments and by 4.1% in greenhouse experiments at 15 days after inoculation. Inoculation reduced shoot length by an average of 24.4% and 41.5% (P < 0.05) in laboratory and greenhouse experiments, respectively, in six of ten varieties. All varieties showed significantly (P < 0.05) lower plant dry weight following inoculation, with reductions ranging from 0.3 to 0.6 mg in the laboratory and from 82.6 to 149.4 mg in the greenhouse. Resistance to the pathogen was evaluated on the basis of disease incidence, a disease severity index (DSI), and mortality; varieties showing different resistance were grouped using cluster analysis. There were significant correlations between the results of laboratory and greenhouse experiments (r = 0.79; P < 0.01) and between greenhouse and field experiments (r = 0.83; P < 0.01) across all varieties. Multiple regression analysis between laboratory/greenhouse and field experiments on DSI suggested that screening in the laboratory/greenhouse could be an alternative method of rapidly estimating DSI under field conditions.

scholarly journals Crop management and anthracnose development in caraway (Carum carvi L.)

1999 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-49
Author(s):  
A. Evenhuis ◽  
B. Verdam ◽  
J.G.N. Wander
Keyword(s):  
Disease Severity ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Crop Management ◽  
Damage Threshold ◽  
Leaf Wetness ◽  
Row Spacing ◽  
Higher Plant ◽  
Leaf Wetness Duration ◽  
Nitrogen Levels

A reduction of leaf wetness duration was positively correlated (r2 = 0.71; P < 0.001) with a decrease in severity of anthracnose of caraway, caused by the fungus Mycocentrospora acerina. Lodging and higher plant density prolonged leaf wetness duration. Disease incidence and severity of anthracnose were reduced by crop management activities minimizing leaf wetness duration. Reduction of nitrogen levels reduced the risk of anthracnose development in spring and biennial caraway. Decreasing the sowing rate from 8 to 4 kg/ha resulted in a lower disease severity and an increase of seed yield in spring caraway, but not in biennial caraway. In biennial caraway disease severity decreased with wider row spacing. A damage threshold between 6% and 12% disease severity is proposed. Positive financial results of crop management activities are indicated.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF BOTANICALS FOR MANAGEMENT OF LEAF BLAST AND ENHANCING YIELD TRAITS IN RICE

2018 ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
SANDEEP PANDEY
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Disease Severity ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Grain Weight ◽  
Panicle Length ◽  
Leaf Blast ◽  
Yield Attributes ◽  
Pooled Data ◽  
Cent Disease

Field experiments were undertaken during kharif 2012 and 2013 under irrigated ecosystem to evaluate the efficacy of botanicals along with standard fungicides for assessing per cent disease incidence, plant height, number of tiller per plant, number of spikelet per panicle, panicle length, 100-grain weight and grain yield against blast of rice. Pooled data of two years suggest that neem based commercial biopesticides with azadiractin as active ingredients were found effective in reducing disease severity and improving the yield attribute of the crop and proves promising products when compared to standard fungicides. Among the botanicals the spraying of Achook, Neem Azal T/S, Neem gold and Tricure shows significant reduction in disease severity, along with improving yield attributes, increasing the 100-grain weight and grain yield.

scholarly journals EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF WHITE RUST (ALBUGO CANDIDA) OF RAPESEED THROUGH COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE FUNGICIDES

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asif ◽  
Muhammad Atiq ◽  
Shahbaz T. Sahi ◽  
Safdar Ali ◽  
Ahmed Nawaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Weekly Interval ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Yield Losses ◽  
Rust Disease ◽  
Albugo Candida ◽  
White Rust ◽  
Major Threat

Brassica napus (Rapeseed) affected by white rust is a major threat in Pakistan causing 60-90% yield losses. Two susceptible varieties of Brassica napus DGL and Oscar were sown in research area of department of Plant Pathology during 2016-17. Eight commercial fungicides were applied to check their efficacy to manage the white rust disease. Two concentrations (0.25% and 0.50%) of each fungicide were applied on weekly interval with hand sprayer separately on each variety. It was concluded that among all fungicides, Swing 72% (Metalaxyl 8% +Mancozeb 64%) was found most effective in reducing the disease incidence. It reduced the disease incidence effectively upto 24.09% followed by Antracol (Propineb 70%) 34.7%.

scholarly journals The Effect of Synthetic Surfactants on Disease Severity of White Rust on Spinach

Plant Disease ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 86 (7) ◽  
pp. 791-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. M. Irish ◽  
J. C. Correll ◽  
T. E. Morelock
Keyword(s):  
Disease Severity ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Spinacia Oleracea ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Water Control ◽  
White Rust ◽  
Rust Severity

White rust, caused by Albugo occidentalis, is an economically important disease of spinach (Spinacia oleracea). Although cultural practices and partial host resistance are used for disease management, control strategies often rely on fungicides. An alternative approach, the use of ionic (cationic or anionic) and nonionic surfactants, was evaluated for its effect on white rust in greenhouse and field experiments. Surfactant treatments were compared with a water control and two commercial fungicides, azoxystrobin (Quadris) and 1,2,3-benzothiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (Actigard). Greenhouse plants were treated with a single surfactant application followed by inoculation with sporangia. Disease severity was rated on leaves 8 to 12 days after inoculation. Field tests were conducted in Arkansas and Texas and received three to five surfactant applications during the season. Disease severity was determined at the end of the growing season. In greenhouse and field tests, all surfactant treatments showed significant reductions in white rust severity compared with water controls. The surfactants Naiad and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were highly effective and comparable to fungicides in reducing white rust severity. In a laboratory assay, microscopic examination revealed that most of the surfactants at low concentrations caused rapid (<2 min) zoospore lysis.

scholarly journals Effects of Chitin and Chitosan on the Incidence and Severity of Fusarium Yellows of Celery

Plant Disease ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley A. Bell ◽  
Judith C. Hubbard ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
R. Michael Davis ◽  
Krishna V. Subbarao
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Oxysporum ◽  
Disease Severity ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Soil Microflora ◽  
Biocontrol Agents ◽  
Standard Soil ◽  
History Of ◽  
Chitin And Chitosan ◽  
Soil Dilution

The effects of chitin and chitosan on disease incidence and severity of Fusarium yellows of celery and on populations of Fusarium oxysporum were investigated between 1994 and 1996. Field experiments were conducted at two locations with a history of severe Fusarium yellows. Disease incidence and severity were significantly reduced by pre-plant chitin amendments to soil. Chitosan applied as a root dip alone did not reduce disease incidence but significantly (P < 0.05) reduced disease severity when used with a tolerant celery cultivar. Standard soil dilution methods were used to enumerate populations of soil microflora. Chitin increased bacterial and actinomycete populations in soil in 2 of the 3 years of study. The effects of potential biocontrol agents recovered from chitin-treated plots in 1995 were studied in 1996; enriching the transplant medium with isolates of bacteria and actinomycetes 4 weeks and 1 week prior to transplanting did not alter the established equilibrium in the field, and no biocontrol effect was observed. Chitin amendments to soil or chitosan treatment of transplants did not reduce soil populations of F. oxysporum. Whether these treatments affected the F. oxysporum f. sp. apii subpopulation within the F. oxysporum population could not be determined.

Epidemiological studies on the anthracnose diseases of Stylosanthes spp. caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in North Queensland and pathogenic specialization within the natural fungal populations

1987 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
RD Davis ◽  
JAG Irwin ◽  
DF Cameron ◽  
RK Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Disease Severity ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Field Resistance ◽  
Natural Occurrence ◽  
Fungal Population ◽  
Fungal Populations ◽  
Weather Parameters

Field experiments were conducted during three wet seasons (1982-84) on two sites in north Queensland to examine the natural occurrence of anthracnose caused by Collectotrichum gloeosporioides on six Stylosanthes spp. The disease incidence varied from moderate to high in a number of accessions, while others showed good field resistance for the duration of the experiment. Anthracnose severity was similar at both sites, although total rainfall each season was c. four times higher at one site than at the other. In some cases disease severity was higher at the drier site. It was difficult to determine a relationship between the environmental parameters measured (rainfall, temperature and relative humidity) and disease incidence and severity. Disease severity patterns varied between accessions at the same site, indicating a response to a factor or factors not associated with the measured weather parameters. There were seven pathogenicity groups, based on host specificities in glasshouse studies, identified within the Type A fungal population and a further seven groups within the Type B population. This indicates an increase in the number of fungal groups reported in Australia, and suggests that a stepwise increase in specificity may be occurring within the fungal population.

scholarly journals Alternative Control of Phragmidium rubi-idaei Infecting Two Rubus Species

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1452
Author(s):  
Raluca-Maria Pârlici ◽  
Aurel Maxim ◽  
Stefania Mirela Mang ◽  
Ippolito Camele ◽  
Lucia Mihalescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
In Vitro Tests ◽  
Rust Disease ◽  
Conidia Germination ◽  
The Impact

Organic berry plantations have been gaining popularity among farmers during recent years. Even so, farmers experience serious challenges in disease control management, which is a concern in organic farming. Phragmidiumrubi-idaei (DC) P. Karst is the pathogen responsible for blackberry and raspberry rust disease, one of the most present and active diseases in plantations. The antifungal certified products found on the organic farming market offer the opportunity for an efficient control strategy over plant pathogens in fruit shrub plantations. In this study, 5 natural based products—namely Altosan, Mimox, Canelys, Zitron, and Zeolite—were tested for their fungistatic effect over P. rubi-idaei. The experiments were carried out under laboratory conditions, performing observations over the impact of organic products, used at different concentration levels, on rust conidia germination. Moreover, field experiments were conducted in order to evaluate the efficiency of different treatments for rust control on raspberry (‘Polka’, ‘Veten’ and ‘Heritage’) and blackberry (‘Thorn Free’, ‘Chester’ and ‘Loch Ness’) varieties. Data analysis based on ANOVA tests showed significant differences between the tested variants and the control sample at p < 0.001. Furthermore, LSD test confirmed differences between all substances tested (p < 0.005). The natural products Canelys (formulated with cinnamon) and Zytron (based on citrus extract) have proven the highest inhibitory capacity for conidia germination during in vitro tests registering values of 80.42% and 78.34%, respectively. The same high inhibitory rates against rust pathogen were kept also in the field tests using the same two natural-based products mentioned earlier. In addition, outcomes from this study demonstrated that Zeolite is not recommended for raspberry or blackberry rust control.

scholarly journals Nutritional Value of Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers (Helianthus tuberosus L.) Grown in Organic System under Lithuanian and Polish Conditions

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 440
Author(s):  
Barbara Sawicka ◽  
Honorata Danilčenko ◽  
Elvyra Jariene ◽  
Dominika Skiba ◽  
Leszek Rachoń ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Jerusalem Artichoke ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Block Method ◽  
Organic System ◽  
Organic Farming System ◽  
True Protein

The aim of the study was to assess the nutritional value of H. tuberosus tubers grown in the organic farming system in Poland and Lithuania. The work was based on field experiments carried out in 2015–2017 in Parczew (Poland) and Akademija (Lithuania). The experiments were carried out using the randomized block method in four replications. Two cultivars of Jerusalem artichoke (JA) ‘Albik’ and ‘Rubik’ were tested. After the harvest of tubers, an assessment of their quality was carried out by standard methods. Due to the relocation of JA cultivation from Central and Eastern Europe to Northeast Europe, there were changes in the chemical composition of H. tuberosus tubers. The tubers from crops in Lithuania were characterized by a lower content of inulin, crude fiber and protein, ascorbic acid, total and endogenous amino acids than in Poland, but a higher content of true protein and macroelements. Edaphic factors determined, to a greater extent than genetic factors, the nutritional value of tubers. Assessment of the influence of varietal characteristics, meteorological conditions, and geographic location on the amount of biologically active compounds in JA will allow growers and consumers to choose the most suitable cultivars.

scholarly journals Impact of Integrated Agronomic Practices on Soil Fertility and Respiration on the Indo-Gangetic Plain of North India

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 402
Author(s):  
Rama Kant Dubey ◽  
Pradeep Kumar Dubey ◽  
Rajan Chaurasia ◽  
Ch Srinivasa Rao ◽  
Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash
Keyword(s):  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Block Design ◽  
North India ◽  
Gangetic Plain ◽  
Agronomic Practices ◽  
Soil Sustainability ◽  
Indo Gangetic Plain

Global agricultural production is accountable for the emission of ~30% of greenhouse gases. Therefore, the wide-scale adoptions of low-input, soil-friendly, and resource-conserving agronomic practices are imperative for the ‘planet healthy food production’ and also for reducing the carbon emissions from agricultural soil. In this context, the present study aimed to analyze the impacts of integrated agronomic interventions i.e., the application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) + reduced tillage (RT), biochar + RT, and AMF + biochar + RT, on spatiotemporal variations in soil-quality and soil-sustainability indicators, including microbial and soil respiration, in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of North India. For this, field experiments on the above-mentioned agronomic interventions were employed using three different staple crops (Zea mays, Vigna mungo, and Brassica juncea) growing in three different agro-climatic zones of IGP (Varanasi, Sultanpur, and Gorakhpur) in a randomized block design. Periodic data collection was done to analyze the changes in physiochemical, biological, and biochemical properties of the soil, and statistical analyses were done accordingly. Irrespective of the sites, the experimental results proved that the integrated application of AMF + biochar + RT in V. mungo resulted in the highest soil organic carbon (i.e., 135% increment over the control) and microbial biomass carbon (24%), whereas the same application (i.e., AMF + biochar + RT) in Z. mays had the maximum reduction in microbial (32%) and soil (44%) respiration. On the other hand, enhanced occurrence of glomalin activity (98%) was noted in Z. mays cropping for all the sites. Significant negative correlation between soil respiration and glomalin activity under AMF + biochar + RT (−0.85), AMF + RT (−0.82), and biochar + RT (−0.62) was an indication of glomalin’s role in the reduced rate of soil respiration. The research results proved that the combined application of AMF + biochar + RT was the best practice for enhancing soil quality while reducing respiration. Therefore, the development of suitable packages of integrated agronomic practices is essential for agricultural sustainability.

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