* Department of Mycology & Plant Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, B.H.U., Varanasi-221 005.
** Division of Plant Pathology, I.A.R.L, New Delhi-110 012, India.
Department of Plant Pathology, N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad-224 229 <sushilflp@indiantimes.com>.
A comparative study on growth, physiological, biochemicals, host range and diseases incidence was done of new strain bacterium producing leaf spot and leaf blight producing strains of Xanthomonas campestris pv. parthen;;. No variation in physiological, biochemical and host range between both the strains of X campestris pv. parthenii, were recorded. The disease incidence caused by leafspot strain was 40% as compared to leaf blight strain (8.7%). Leafspot causing strain was more virulent, host specific and with filst multiplication rate. The leaf spot producing strain of X campestris pv. parthenii was potential to use as bio-agent to destroy Parthenium hysterophorus a noxious weed.
Parthenium, hyslerophorus, Xanthononas campestris pv. parthenii
