Evaluation of the Efficacy of Different Fungicides against Fusarium musae, a Fruit Rot Disease of Banana
T. T. Baria *
Department of Plant Pathology, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat, 396 450, India.
K. B. Rakholiya
Department of Plant Pathology, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat, 396 450, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Fruit rot disease caused by Fusarium musae is one of the post-harvest disease of banana and is adversely affecting the fruit quality and the market value In vitro evaluation of different fungicides, against F. musae. Amongst, fungicides viz., mancozeb 75 WP at 2500 ppm, azoxystrobin (20%) + difenoconazole (12.5%) at 1000 ppm and propiconazole (25 EC) at 500 ppm and 1000 ppm were found cent per cent inhibition of mycelial growth of F. musae. Whereas, in vivo evaluation were lowest fusarium fruit rot severity was observed in propiconazole (25 EC) at 1000 ppm in pre (6.61%) and post- inoculation (6.70%) treatments at 8 days after inoculation.
Keywords: Banana, fungicide, Fusarium musae, in vitro, in vivo, post-harvest.