Improvement of seed quality and field emergence of Fusarium moniliforme infected sorghum seeds using biological agents

Raju, N. S. and Niranjana, S. R. and Janardhana, G. R. and Prakash, H. S. and Shetty, H. S. and Mathur, S. B. (1999) Improvement of seed quality and field emergence of Fusarium moniliforme infected sorghum seeds using biological agents. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 79 (2). pp. 206-212.

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Abstract

Five different cultivars of sorghum seeds infected with a varied degree of Fusarium moniliforme were treated with biocontrol agents. Pure cultures of Pseudomonas fluorescens, Trichoderma harzianum and Chaetomium globosum at the rate of 1 x 10(8) cfu g(-1) and talcum based formulations of (28 x 10(7) cfu g(-1)), (19 x 10(7) cfu g(-1)) and (4 x 10(6) cfu g(-1)) at the rate of 6 g kg(-1) and 10 g kg(-1) of seeds were used, respectively. The treated seeds were evaluated for per cent reduction of F moniliforme, seed germination, vigour index and field emergence. It was found that the pure culture of P fluorescens was more effective in reducing the F moniliforme infection followed by T harzianum and C globosum than the Bavistin treated and untreated seeds. Formulations of P fluorescens were effective in reducing the F moniliforme infection and also in increasing the seed germination, vigour index and field emergence, followed by T harzianum and C globosum treatments in comparison with control. (C) 1999 Society of Chemical Industry.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	B Life Science > Botany
Divisions:	Department of > Botany
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Date Deposited:	16 Jun 2021 05:34
Last Modified:	13 Dec 2022 05:49
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/16823

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