Plant Disease Research
Open Access
  • Year: 2007
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue: 1

Management of damping-off of tomato caused by Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitz. through biocontrol agents, organic amendments and soil solarization

  • Author:
  • S. Usha Rani, G. Satheesh
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 27 to 29

Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram

Online published on 5 December, 2011.

Abstract

Among six biocontrol agents tested Trichoderma viride exhibited maximum inhibition (71.85%) of P. aphanidermatum. Soil solarization for different duration on seed germination and growth parameters revealed that TPE 0.05 mm for 40 days recorded 96% (seed germination) and a vigour index of 2208.0. Among various treatment combinations, thiram recorded 12.6 and 8.0% followed by ST+SA (T. viride) which recorded 13.6 and 9.0 pre and post emergence damping-off, respectively.

Keywords

Pythium aphanidermatum, damping off, pre emergence, post emergence, soil solarization, vigour index