Journal of Plant Disease Sciences
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Isolation of potential trichoderma spp associated with dry roo rot infected acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia swingle)

  • Author:
  • K. Vishwanath, K. Gopal, V. Gopi
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 165 to 168

All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Citrus, Citrus Research Station, ANGR, Agricultural University, Tirupati-517502.

Abstract

A preliminary survey on occurrence of dry root rot disease associated with acid lime was carried out in Ananthapur, Nalgonda and Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh (AP). A total of 17 Trichoderma spp were isolated from 64 soil samples collected form rhizoplane of infected acid lime trees. Among the 17 isolates of Trichoderma spp isolated TCT4 effectively inhibited the test pathogen Fusarium solani both in dual culture and volatile compounds method.

Keywords

Citrus, dry root rot, Fusarium soiani, Trichoderma