PJB-2019-298
Management of root deteriorating fungi by the application of solanaceous plants
Shaista Jabeen, Asma Hanif and Shahnaz Dawar
Abstract
Solanaceous plant extract represent a potential source of antimicrobial properties that used as an alternative method for controlling root pathogens. In the present work, seed treatment and soil drenching methods with solanaceous plant extracts (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, Solanum nigrum (L.) and Datura alba Rumphius ex Nees showed positive effect on the soil environment, plant life and suppressed pathogenic fungi (Fusarium spp., Rhizoctonia solani and Macrophomina phaseolina). In vitro studies, D. alba and W. somnifera leaves extracts at 100 and 75% w/v concentrations recorded remarkable inhibition of tested pathogenic fungi by using well and paper disc methods followed by S. nigrum leaves extracts. In the screen house experiment, okra and cowpea seeds were treated with100% w/v leaves extract of W. somnifera and D. alba showed greater effect in suppressing root rot colonization but also increased the height and weight of plants followed by S. nigrum. Furthermore, when solanaceous leaves extract drenched in soil, it not only enhanced the growth of crop plants but also showed reduction in fungal colonization.
To Cite this article:
Jabeen, S., A. Hanif and S. Dawar. 2021. Management of root deteriorating fungi by the application of solanaceous plants. Pak. J. Bot., 53(4): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2021-4(9)
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