ALTERNARIA BLIGHT OF MUSTARD AND ITS MANAGEMENT
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2004
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Anand Agricultural University, Anand
Abstract
Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (Linn.) Czern and Coss], an important oilseed
crop, ranks second next to groundnut in India. It yields valuable edible oil and is rich
from nutritional point of view. Alternaria blight, caused by four species of Alternaria viz.,
A. brassicae, A. brassicicola, A. raphani and A. alternata, is an important diseases of
cruciferous crops in India. Investigations were carried out to study effective technique for
detection of pathogen from seeds, location of pathogen in seed, varietal response in
respect of seed-borne nature of the pathogen as well as in vitro and in vivo evaluation of
phytoextracts, fungicides and bioagent(s) against this disease.
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Plant Pathology, Management