%0 Journal Article
%T Management of the Black Mould Disease of Onion
%A MK  Khokhar
%A Ram  Lal
%A Renu  Gupta
%J Open Journal of Immunology
%D 2012
%R 10.4172/2157-7471.1000133
%X Samples of onion seeds were collected from farmer¡¯s houses to manage the seed mycoflora of onion through fungicides, plant extracts and bioagent seed treatments. Amongst fungicides used as seed treatment, in vitro Bavistin (Carbendazim 50% WP, 2.0%) proved to be most effective against Aspergillus niger followed by Thiram (80% WP, 2.5%), Captan (50% WP, 2.5%), Indofil M-45 (50% WP, 2.5%) and Topsin M (75% WP, 2.5%) in improving seed germination and vigour index, by reducing pre- and post emergence mortality and number of seedlings showing symptoms. Similarly, among bioagents and plant leaf extract used, Trichoderma viride (5.0 ml (108 cfu/ml)/10 g seeds) followed by Trichoderma pseudokoningii (5.0 ml (108 cfu/ml)/10 g seeds) and Safeda (5.0 ml/10 g seeds) followed by neem leaf extracts (5.0 ml/10 g seeds) proved to be effective in improving seed germination and vigour index, by reducing pre- and post emergence mortality and number of seedlings showing symptoms
%K Renu  Gupta
%K MK  Khokhar and Ram  Lal
%K Management
%K Onion
%K Black mould
%K Fungicides
%U https://www.longdom.org/abstract/management-of-the-black-mould-disease-of-onion-6816.html