Black Sigatoka, caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet (Pseudocercospora [Morelet] Deighton), is one of the most devastating diseases banana. In commercial banana cropping systems, Sigatoka mainly managed fungicides. The emergence resistant strains M. to commonly used fungicides has necessitated an evaluation their efficacy on untreated (wild) populations. Our study effectiveness main fungi...

The exposure to pesticides by nontarget soil biota has long been regarded as a serious downside of modern agricultural regimes and the subject of heated debate. Of utmost relevance is the exposure to pesticide mixtures because their effects have been shown to not necessarily reflect the individual toxicity of their components, and even the simple addition of effects may lead to consequences not...

Natural plant extracts / products have the potential as safe alternatives for chemical fungicides in plant disease management. Methanol and pure methanol: water (50:50 v/v) extracts of peppermint, lavandula, eucalyptus, datura and nettle were screened for their antifungal activity against Alternaria sesami, the causal agent of Alternaria leaf spot of sesame at 5, 10 and 15% concentrations in Sh...

The poly(ethylene) glycol (PEG) capped mancozeb nanoformulation was prepared by the ultrasonic method using a 1% solution and 20% capping agent, PEG-4000. synthesized characterized UV-visible, FTIR, SEM TEM techniques. photolytic photo catalytic experiments were carried out in Borosil glass bottle presence of sunlight, varying pH proportions at single fortification level (1.0 g/mL) ground water...

Dracaena, is an ornamental plant which helps in air purification. The foliage damaged by innumerable diseases. Various carbon containing media viz. Potato dextrose agar, Peptone salt Czepek’s Dox Agar, Agar medium was replaced the same amount of sucrose and lactose Oat meal agar used to study radial growth Colletotrichum fragrans from Dracaena. Among these six media, most effective for its rapi...

Corynespora causes leaf fall disease in rubber plants. Control can be done with bio fungicides and potassium fertilizer. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of essential oils fertilizer controlling disease. The research was conducted from January December 2018 Landak Regency, West Kalimantan. used a randomized block design 13 treatments repeated 3 times. treatment is without biofungi...