Department of Plant Pathology, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Research Article
Effect of Seed Treatment and Mixed Cropping on Management of Garlic White Rot (Sclerotium cepivorum Berk) in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Author(s): Zeray Siyoum Gebreslasie*
White rot caused by a soil borne fungus (Sclerotium cepivorum Berk) is a major production threat of garlic where ever the crop is grown. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of integrated management of garlic white rot using garlic/Brassica mixed cropping and tebuconazole application on epidemics of the disease, and yield and yield components garlic. Field experiment was conducted in H/wajirat at ‘’Gumsalasa’’ irrigation schame on garlic white rot naturally infested field in 2013 and 2014. Five level of tebuconazole (0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1 ml/kg) in a factorial treatment combination of garlic mixed cropped in rows with Brassica (G:B) in 1:1 was employed. Similar garlic sizes a clove treatment were treated with different level tebuconazole before planting. A randomized complete block design with three repli.. View more»