Management of damping-off (Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitz) of tomato under nursery conditions
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Date
2014
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AAU, Anand
Abstract
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is an
important and most widely grown vegetable crop of both tropics
and sub tropics of the world, belonging to the family Solanaceae
and ranks second in importance among vegetables. Tomato is
also known as “love apple” and “Apple of Peru”. Tomato ranks
third in priority after potato and onion in India but ranks second
after potato in the world. India ranks third in the area but fourth
in production. Among the fungal diseases, damping-off caused
by Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzpatrick in nurseries is a
major constraint in tomato production causing 62% mortality of
seedlings. P. aphanidermatum is the major species causing 75-80
per cent damping-off in tomato. Present investigation was carried
out in view of the seriousness of disease problem in tomato crop
and to generate new information on management as well as
residues of fungicides.
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agriculture,plant pathology, management