1Department of Plant Pathology, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani-431 402, India.
2College of Agriculture, Naigaon (Bz.) Dist. Nanded.
3Department of Plant Pathology, M.A.U., Parbhani.
Efficacy fungicides/antibiotic was tested in the laboratory by Poisoned Food Technique against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Malvacearum. It was evident from the result that fungicides/antibiotic significantly reduced number of colonies of the bacteria at 10 and 100 ppm as compared to control. Streptocycline and Captan were more promising.