Rhizoctonia damping off of Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) and its control
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1978
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Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Vellayani
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The role of Rhizoctonia in causing damping off of Cardamom in the primary nursery was established and the symptoms of the disease have been described . The fungus grew well on a number of solid media. The morphological characters of the fungus were studied. It was able to infect 27 plant species including Achyranthes aspera, Commelina benghalensis, Phyllanthus niruri Colonyotlon -puricatum Cyperus rotundum, Abutilon indicum, Heliotropiumindicum and Azolla pinnata on artificial innoculation . These plants have been found to be new hosts o f the fungus in our country. The pathogen was Identified as Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn.
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