| Pak. J. Bot., 38(3): 811-815, 2006. | Back to Contents | ||||
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USE OF AVICENNIA MARINA IN THE CONTROL OF ROOT INFECTING FUNGI ON OKRA AND MASH BEAN MARIUM TARIQ, SHAHNAZ DAWAR, FATIMA S. MEHDI AND M. JAVED ZAKI Abstract:
Use of leaves, stem and pneumatophore of Avicennia marina in
the control the root infecting fungi viz., Fusarium spp.,
Macrophomina phaseolina and Rhizoctonia solani on mash bean
and okra plants was observed. Germination of seeds, shoot length, root
length, shoot weight and root weight were significantly increased in
both okra and mash bean where A. marina plant parts viz., stem
and pneumatophore powder was used @ 5% w/w. Infection of Fusarium
spp., R. solani and M. phaseolina was significantly reduced
in okra and mash bean plants where soil was amended with A. marina
plant parts powder @ 5% w/w. A. marina leaves powder was more
effective in control of root infecting fungi followed by stem and pneumatophore.
Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan. |
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