Antifungal efficacy of crude aqueous weed extracts against pathogen of cocoa black pod rot / Nor Amerulah Nor Mohamad, Suhaida Salleh and Hamzah Abdul Aziz

Black pod rot is the most economically important disease of cocoa in Malaysia which is mainly caused by a highly polyphagous Phytophthora species, called Phytophthora palmivora. The fungus could attack all parts of the cocoa plant organs and caused various diseases at any growth stage from seedling...

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Main Authors: Nor Mohamad, Nor Amerulah, Salleh, Suhaida, Abdul Aziz, Hamzah
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Language:English
Published: Univeristi Teknologi MARA, Sabah 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/35320/1/35320.pdf
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author Nor Mohamad, Nor Amerulah
Salleh, Suhaida
Abdul Aziz, Hamzah
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Salleh, Suhaida
Abdul Aziz, Hamzah
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description Black pod rot is the most economically important disease of cocoa in Malaysia which is mainly caused by a highly polyphagous Phytophthora species, called Phytophthora palmivora. The fungus could attack all parts of the cocoa plant organs and caused various diseases at any growth stage from seedling until the mature stages, especially during raining season. The application of synthetic fungicides has been widely recommended to manage the disease but their repeated use had led to other problems such as environmental, human health and development of fungicide resistance issues. This study isolated and identified Phytopththora isolate from a cocoa pod sample based on micro-morphological characters. Besides, the present investigation was undertaken to screen for the antifungal potency of different weed extracts against the Phytophthora pathogen using poisoned food technique. The fungal isolate was successfully recovered from pod tissues of clone PBC123 on 20% tomato juice agar culture (20T). Only one out of ten weed extracts tested showed a significant in vitro inhibitory effect towards mycelial growth of Phytophthora isolate, which was aqueous crude leaf extract of Solanum torvum (42.68%). This study indicated that the potential of weed extracts in the management of Phytophthora diseases, and may offer more natural, effective and economical control methods.
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spelling oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:353202020-10-27T15:11:57Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/35320/ Antifungal efficacy of crude aqueous weed extracts against pathogen of cocoa black pod rot / Nor Amerulah Nor Mohamad, Suhaida Salleh and Hamzah Abdul Aziz borneoakademika Nor Mohamad, Nor Amerulah Salleh, Suhaida Abdul Aziz, Hamzah Seed quality Cacao. Cocoa Weeds, parasitic plants, etc. Pest control and treatment of diseases. Plant protection Black pod rot is the most economically important disease of cocoa in Malaysia which is mainly caused by a highly polyphagous Phytophthora species, called Phytophthora palmivora. The fungus could attack all parts of the cocoa plant organs and caused various diseases at any growth stage from seedling until the mature stages, especially during raining season. The application of synthetic fungicides has been widely recommended to manage the disease but their repeated use had led to other problems such as environmental, human health and development of fungicide resistance issues. This study isolated and identified Phytopththora isolate from a cocoa pod sample based on micro-morphological characters. Besides, the present investigation was undertaken to screen for the antifungal potency of different weed extracts against the Phytophthora pathogen using poisoned food technique. The fungal isolate was successfully recovered from pod tissues of clone PBC123 on 20% tomato juice agar culture (20T). Only one out of ten weed extracts tested showed a significant in vitro inhibitory effect towards mycelial growth of Phytophthora isolate, which was aqueous crude leaf extract of Solanum torvum (42.68%). This study indicated that the potential of weed extracts in the management of Phytophthora diseases, and may offer more natural, effective and economical control methods. Univeristi Teknologi MARA, Sabah 2019-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/35320/1/35320.pdf Antifungal efficacy of crude aqueous weed extracts against pathogen of cocoa black pod rot / Nor Amerulah Nor Mohamad, Suhaida Salleh and Hamzah Abdul Aziz. (2019) Borneo Akademika <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Borneo_Akademika/>, 3 (2). pp. 12-22. ISSN 2462-1641 http://borneoakademika.sabah.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Seed quality
Cacao. Cocoa
Weeds, parasitic plants, etc.
Pest control and treatment of diseases. Plant protection
Nor Mohamad, Nor Amerulah
Salleh, Suhaida
Abdul Aziz, Hamzah
Antifungal efficacy of crude aqueous weed extracts against pathogen of cocoa black pod rot / Nor Amerulah Nor Mohamad, Suhaida Salleh and Hamzah Abdul Aziz
title Antifungal efficacy of crude aqueous weed extracts against pathogen of cocoa black pod rot / Nor Amerulah Nor Mohamad, Suhaida Salleh and Hamzah Abdul Aziz
title_full Antifungal efficacy of crude aqueous weed extracts against pathogen of cocoa black pod rot / Nor Amerulah Nor Mohamad, Suhaida Salleh and Hamzah Abdul Aziz
title_fullStr Antifungal efficacy of crude aqueous weed extracts against pathogen of cocoa black pod rot / Nor Amerulah Nor Mohamad, Suhaida Salleh and Hamzah Abdul Aziz
title_full_unstemmed Antifungal efficacy of crude aqueous weed extracts against pathogen of cocoa black pod rot / Nor Amerulah Nor Mohamad, Suhaida Salleh and Hamzah Abdul Aziz
title_short Antifungal efficacy of crude aqueous weed extracts against pathogen of cocoa black pod rot / Nor Amerulah Nor Mohamad, Suhaida Salleh and Hamzah Abdul Aziz
title_sort antifungal efficacy of crude aqueous weed extracts against pathogen of cocoa black pod rot nor amerulah nor mohamad suhaida salleh and hamzah abdul aziz
topic Seed quality
Cacao. Cocoa
Weeds, parasitic plants, etc.
Pest control and treatment of diseases. Plant protection
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/35320/1/35320.pdf
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