In vivo evaluation of some homoeopathic drugs against betelvine Phytophthora disease
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J.P. CHAURASIA and K.M. VYAS
Plant Pathology Lab., Department of Botany, Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar (M.P.) 470 003
Keywords:
Efficacy, homoeopathic drugs, betelvine (Piper betel L.) Phytophthora parasitica var. piperina, antifungal activityAbstract
The fungitoxicity of 4 homeopathic drugs (Apis meliphica, Bryonia, Arnica montana and Arsenicum album) was tested against Phytophthora causing foot rot and leaf rot diseases of Piper betle. A. meliphica, Bryonia and A. montana were most effective at very low potencies. The inhibition of leaf rot development was 100%, even at 30 potency. A. album showed total suppression of leaf rot development at 1000 potency. It is concluded that the use of homeopathic drugs for controlling different Phytophthora diseases is promising as they are cheap, harmless, easy to handle and full of chemotherapeutic potential. This is the first report of testing these 4 homeopathic drugs against Phytophthora of P. betle with marked antifungal activity.
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