The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the bioprotection of ash gourd (Benincasa hispida) against damping off disease

Md Raihan Talukder; Animesh Sarkar; Md Harun Rashid

doi:10.5455/faa.6098

Fundamental and Applied Agriculture (Apr 2019)

The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the bioprotection of ash gourd (Benincasa hispida) against damping off disease

Md Raihan Talukder,
Animesh Sarkar,
Md Harun Rashid

Affiliations

Md Raihan Talukder: Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, 2059 Kamihonjo, Matsue, Shimane 690-1102, Japan
Animesh Sarkar: Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
Md Harun Rashid: Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5455/faa.6098
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 704 – 712

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This experiment was aimed to determine the disease suppressive effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to control the damping off disease of ash gourd (Benincasa hispida) seedlings caused by Sclerotium rolfsii, Fusarium oxysporum and Rhizoctonia solani. The virulent strains of S. rolfsii, F. oxysporum and R. solani were isolated before setting the experiment for integration of arbuscular mycorrhiza with ash gourd. Arbuscular mycorrhiza was collected from the rhizosphere of trap crop sorghum. Seedlings inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhiza had significantly lower incidence (p [Fundam Appl Agric 2019; 4(1.000): 704-712]

Published in Fundamental and Applied Agriculture

ISSN: 2518-2021 (Print); 2415-4474 (Online)
Publisher: Farm to Fork Foundation
Country of publisher: Bangladesh
LCC subjects: Agriculture
Website: http://www.f2ffoundation.org/faa/

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