Management strategies for Alternaria leaf spot of soybean (Glycine max) caused by Alternaria alternata

R K FAGODIYA; AMIT TRIVEDI; BABU LAL FAGODIA

doi:10.56093/ijas.v92i7.111356

Authors

R K FAGODIYA Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan
AMIT TRIVEDI Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan
BABU LAL FAGODIA Central IPM Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v92i7.111356

Keywords:

A. alternata, Disease intensity, Fungicides, Leaf spot, Soybean

Abstract

Alternaria leaf spot disease caused by Alternaria alternata is one of the most economically important disease in
soybean production. Efficacy of four fungicides and two botanical formulations were tested against six isolates of
A. alternata collected from major soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr] growing areas of Rajasthan during rainy (kharif)
season 2018 and 2019 at Department of Plant Pathology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur. Among the
fungicides tested, Azoxystrobin 8.3% + Mancozeb 66.7% wg was the most effective fungicide that caused 100%
inhibition of mycelial growth of all the six isolates of A. alternata followed by Azoxystrobin 23% sc at 500 and 1000
ppm, and neem oil at 0.5% was found most effective in vitro. In field condition most virulent isolate (UDP Aa-1)
were used for artificial inoculation with spore suspension having concentration 1 × 103 conidia/ml on the plants of
45 DAS. Among the ten treatments, combination of Azoxystrobin 8.3% + Mancozeb 66.7% wg at 0.36% + Neem
oil at 0.5% was found most effective in reducing the disease intensity and increase seed yield followed by individual
applications of Azoxystrobin 8.3% + Mancozeb 66.7% wg at 0.36% over untreated control. These results suggest that
botanical extract with fungicides has a great potential to control the leaf spot disease of soybean in eco-friendly way.

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