1Department of Plant Protection, College of Horticulture & Forestry, C.A.U., Pasighat-791 102, India
2Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj-224 229, Faizabad, India
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Siddhartha Nagar, (N.D.U.A.&T., Kumarganj-224 229)
Online published on 29 September, 2015.
A field trial was conducted to evaluate the botanicals against viral disease of Elephant foot yam. All the botanicals were found significantly superior over control. However, root extract of Boerhaavia diffusa six sprays was found most effective botanicals since sprouting at 15 days interval gave maximum reduction in disease (85.7%) along with plant attributing characters and yield followed by Clerodendrum aculeatum and Cuscuta reflexa spray.
Amorphophallus paeonifolius, Boerhaavia diffusa, Botanicals
