Department of Plant Pathology, Naini Agricultural Institute, Shuats, Prayagraj Uttarpradesh, India
Research Article
In Vivo Evaluation of Bioresources Against Late Blight of Potato Caused
by Phytophthora infestans, Plant Growth and Yield of Potato (Solanum
tuberosum L.)
Author(s): Bassi Santosh*, Kandhi Mounika and Sobita Simon
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a solanaceous crop which have an importance as both food and cash crop for many
poor people and is considered as food security in developing countries. Important fungal diseases, which affect
potato crop are late blight, early blight, black scurf, dry rots, wart, powdery scab, charcoal rots etc., A detailed
experiment was conducted to study the efficacy of bioresources against late blight of potato (P. infestans). Among all
the treatments T3 (VC+SMC+NK) reduced disease incidence (%), disease intensity (%), CODEX (%) followed by T5
(SMC+VC), T2 (VC), T6 (MA), T4 (SMC), T1 (NK), T0 (Control). Similarly, among treatments T3 (VC+SMC+NK)
maximised yield (gm) & plant height (cm) followed by T5 (SMC+VC), T2 (VC), T6 (MA), T4 (SMC), T1 (NK) and
T0 (Control). .. View more»