Fungicidal management of Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler causing blight of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii H. Bolus ex J.D. Hook)
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Alternaria, the fungal pathogen has wide host range generally attacks the aerial parts of plants causing leaf spots and blights. Gerbera is a genus of ornamental flower plants. Gerbera plants are infected by many diseases. Different disease management practices are adopted in gerbera cultivation. The fungicidal management of Alternaria blight is one of the important strategies for the disease management in gerbera in polyhouse condition. In this study, preventive and curative fungicidal sprays were adopted for the management of blight disease in polyhouse. This study revealed that preventive fungicidal sprays were significant over curative fungicidal sprays for the management of Alternaria alternata blight of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii H. Bolus ex J.D. Hook) in polyhouse. The preventive sprays made of Bordeaux mixture (0.6 %), tricyclazole (0.1%) and iprodione + carbendazim (0.1%) fungicides were found effective with 95.85 %, 96.59 % and 95.88 % disease control respectively, under polyhouse condition.
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Alternaria alternata, Blight, Fungicides, Gerbera jamesonii
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Chatage, V.S. and Bhale, U.N. (2011). Efficacy of fungicides against Alternaria pluriseptata and Geotrichum candidus incitant of IVY gourd fruit. Int. J. Latest Trends Bot. Sci.,Vol- 1 No. 1 August, 2011.
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Ghosh, C.L. (1998). Studies on Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler of Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Hook.). M.Sc. (Agri.) Thesis submitted to M.P.K.V., Rahuri.
Gualaccini, F. (1954). Gerbera jamesonii. Bolus, host of Alternaria porri (EII). Neerg f.sp. solani (E and M Prosp.)n. Comb, Boll. Star., Pat. Veg. Roma, Ser., 3(12): 183-198.
Horsfield, A., Wicks, T., Wilson, D. and Paton, S. (2010). Effect of fungicide use strategies on the control of early blight (Alternaria solani) and potato yield. Australasian Plant Pathology, 39(4): 368–375.
Jackson, C.R. (1962). Alternaria ray speck of Gerbera jamesonii. FF fifty-third annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Biloxi, Miss. Dec. 10-10, 1961. Abst. in Phytopath. 52(1): 1-34.
Kulibaba, Yu. F. (1972). Disease of gerbera under glass. Byulletin Glavanogo Botanicheskogo, Sada, 83: 115-119.
Lahase, G. S. (2006). Studies on evaluation of fungicides for the management of Alternaria blight of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). M.Sc. (Agri.) Thesis submitted to M.P.K.V., Rahuri.
MacDonald, W., Peters, R.D. and Lacroix, R.H.C., (2007).Effect of strobilurin fungicides on control of early blight (Alternaria solani) and yield of potatoes grown under two N fertility regimes.Phytoprotection,88,(1):9-15.
Mahalinga, D.M., Jayalakshmi, S.K. and Gangadhar, G.C. (2003). Chemical control of Alternaria blight of sunflower. J. Mycol. Pl. Pathol., 33(1): 132-133.
Mesta, R. K. (2006). Epidemiology and management of Alternaria blight of sunflower caused by Alternaria helianthi (Hansf.) Tubaki and Nishihara. Ph. D. Thesis, Univ. Agric. Sci., Dharwad, India.
Mirkova, E. and Konstantinova, P., (2003). First report of Alternaria leaf spot on Gerbera (Gerbera Jamesonii H. Bolux ex J.D.Hook) in Bulgaria. Journal of Phyttopathology, 151(6):323-328.
Mondal, S.M.N., Meah, M.B., Siddiqua, M.K., Hossain, M.D. and Islam, K.M.M. (1999). Effect of sowing date, irrigation and fungicides on Alternaria blight of sunflower. Bangladesh Pl. Path., 15(1/2): 35-38.
Nagrale D.T. (2007). Studies on blight of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Hook.). M.Sc. (Agri.) Thesis submitted to M.P.K.V., Rahuri.
Narain, U., Chand, G. and Pandey, R. (2006). Efficacy of fungicides against Alternaria leaf spot of broccoli. Ann. Pl. Protec. Sci., 14(2): 462-524.
Peres, N. A. and Timmer, L.W. (2006).Evaluation of the Alter Rater model for spray timing for control of Alternaria brown spot on Murcott tangor in Brazil. Crop Protection, 25:454–460.
Rao, V.G. (1963). Some new host records of Alternaria species from India. Mycopath. Mycol. Appl., 19: 181-183.
Shayam, K.R. and Sharma, S.L. (1975). Chemical control of Alternaria blight of tomato. Indian J. Mycol. and Pl. Pathol. 5(2): 201-202.
Singh, P.C. and Singh, D. (2006). In vitro Evaluation of fungicides against A. alternata. Ann. Pl. Protec. Sci., 14(2): 462-524.
Singh, R.B., Srivastava, R.K. and Chauhan, Y.S. (1995). Fungicidal management of Alternaria blight of linseed. Indian J. Mycol. Pl. Path., 25(1-2):117.
Srinivas, T., Rao, K.C.S. and Chattopadhyay, C. (1997). Field evaluation of fungicides against blight of sunflower. Indian J. Pl. Protec., 25(2): 99-105.
Surviliene,E., Valiuskaite,A. and Raudonis, L.(2006).Effect of fungicides on Alternaria diseases of carrot.In Trepashko,L.I. and Soroka,S.V.(eds):Plant protection.Strategy and tactics of plant protection. Materials of the scientific conference.Minsk, Belarus, 319-321.
Wellman, F.L. (1949). Successful spray control of Alternaria blight of petunias grown for seed in Costa Rica. Pl. Dis. Reptr., 33(2): 69-72.
Wheeler, B. E. J. (1969). An introduction to plant diseases. John Wiley and Sons Ltd., London.
Zang, T.Y., (2003). Flora Fungorum Sinicorum. (Ed)Vol.16. Alternaria. Bejing, China: Science Press (in Chinese).
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Fungicidal management of Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler causing blight of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii H. Bolus ex J.D. Hook). (2012). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 4(2), 220-227. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v4i2.253
