BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 1a

Bioefficacy of botanicals against Sclerotium rolfsii causing wilt of Stevia rebaudiana

  • Author:
  • Yashoda R. Hegde, G.S. Shwetha, T.L. Chavhan
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 92 to 94

Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580005, Karnataka

Online published on 28 February, 2013.

Abstract

Among eighteen plant extracts evaluated against S. rolfsii under in vitro condition, Duranta repens was superior in inhibiting the mycelial growth .In vivo studies conducted in glass house condition indicated that soil drenching with Duranta repens or Lantana camera @10% managed the disease effectively and enhanced plant vigour. Azadirachtin was least effective in managing the disease.

Keywords

Sclerotium rolfsii, Stevia rebaudiana, wilt, botanicals