Inorganic salt against crown rot of Banana

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  • MARTIN LAKRA, ASHOK BHATTACHARYYA* and NEETHI BARUA

Keywords:

Colletotrichum musae, crown rot, Fusarium solani, inorganic salts, shelf-life

Abstract

Eight inorganic salts viz. Calcium propionate, Potassium carbonate, Potassium bicarbonate, Potassium phosphate, Sodium metabisulfite, Sodium hypochloride, Trisodium phosphate and Magnesium sulphate were tested in vitro at three different concentrations against Colletotrichum musae and Fusarium solani, the two crown rot causing fungi under Assam condition. Further, the effect of the salts were also studied against crown rot on banana hands along with quality parameters. The effect of all the salts varied significantly in checking the conidial germination of the fungi as well as reducing the disease. Amongst the salts,the effect of Sodium hypochloride (0.28%) was found most promising in checking the conidial germination of the fungi as well as reducing the disease. The shelf life under the treatment was also found maximum. However the effect of the chemical check (Bavistin 0.1%) was the best in checking the conidial germination of the fungi as well as reducing the disease and the extension of shelf life. The details of the effect of the salts have been discussed in the paper.

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Vol. 69 No. 4s (2016): Indian Phytopathology : Special Issue

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NEETHI BARUA, M. L. A. B. and. (2016). Inorganic salt against crown rot of Banana. Indian Phytopathology, 69(4s), 270-274. http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IPPJ/article/view/71303