Anti-mycotic potential of Trichoderma spp. and leaf biomass of Azadirachta indica against the charcoal rot pathogen, Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid in cowpea

Anti-mycotic potential of Trichoderma spp. and leaf biomass of Azadirachta indica against the charcoal rot pathogen, Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid in cowpea

Abstract Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid is a destructive pathogen of cowpea that causes serious charcoal rot disease with significant yield losses. Antifungal activity of three indigenous Ascomycetes viz., Trichoderma harzianum, T. viride, and T. hamatum, and two Meliaceae members, i.e., Melia...

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Main Authors: Amna Shoaib, Madiha Munir, Arshad Javaid, Zoia Arshad Awan, Muhammad Rafiq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Allelopathic effect
Antioxidant enzymes
Biological control
Charcoal rot
Plant biomass
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-018-0031-6

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