Tomato is a popular fresh vegetable crop. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici is a fungal pathogen responsible for wilt disease of tomato that causes significant yield losses. Generally, fungicides are used to combat the problem. However, due to ill effects of synthetic agrochemicals on health and environment, scientists are in search of alternative eco-friendly strategies for management of phytopathogens. The present study was carried out for the biological control of F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici using extracts of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) and seven species of a biological control...

Charcoal rot of mungbean caused by Macrophomina phaseolina is a destructive disease of mungbean. Nowadays, scientists are in search of alternative environmental friendly disease management strategies to reduce the negative effects of synthetic agrochemicals on environment. The present study was designed to control the pathogen and the disease by using different species of a biological control agent Trichoderma, and extracts and dry biomass of Sisymbrium irio, a weed of family Brassicaceae. Root and leaf extracts of the weed showed the best inhibitory effect on growth of M. phaseolina in...

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), an important pulse, is a good source of carbohydrates and proteins. Sclerotium rolfsii is a soil-born pathogen that causes collar rot disease in chickpea resulting in significant yield losses. In the present study, chemical fungicides, and dry biomass of Melia azedarach and Azadirachta indica were used to control collar rot disease of chickpea. Tebuconazole, mencozeb and thiophanate methyl fungicides were proved very effective against the fungal pathogen. In in vitro antifungal bioassays, different concentrations (0, 0.5, 1.0, ..., 3.5%) of methanolic leaf and...