MANAGEMENT OF PEARL MILLET SMUT PATHOGEN (Tolyposporium penicillariae) THROUGH PLANT EXTRACTS

OMPRAKASH SHARMA¹, AMITA PACHORI²*, ANIL KUMAR RAI³, DINESH KUMAR PALIWAL⁴, R.K. PANDYA^5
1Department of Plant Pathology, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi VishwaVidhyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, M.P., India
²Department of Plant Pathology, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi VishwaVidhyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, M.P., India
³Department of Plant Pathology, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi VishwaVidhyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, M.P., India
⁴Department of Agronomy, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi VishwaVidhyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, M.P., India
⁵Department of Agronomy, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi VishwaVidhyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, M.P., India
* Corresponding Author : amitapachori9@gmail.com

Received : 20-02-2017     Accepted : 11-03-2017     Published : 28-03-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 3       Pages : 872 - 873
Int J Microbiol Res 9.3 (2017):872-873

Keywords : Eucalyptus sp., Pearl millet, Percent inhibition, Pant extracts, Tolyposporium penicillariae
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi VishwaVidhyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, M.P., India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L. R. Br.) is an important cereal crop in India, which forms stable diet for nearly ten percent Indian population. Smut caused by Tolyposporium penicillariae Bref. is the most common and wide spread disease of pearl millet in Northern India. It is also a major biotic constraint for pearl millet grain and fodder production in Northern Madhya Pradesh. In present study a set of twenty plant extracts (at 20% concentration) along with control (Only PDA) were evaluated against test pathogen under laboratory conditions at Agriculture college of Gwalior during 2015-16. All these plant extracts were significantly inhibited mycelial growth of smut pathogen. The highest mycelial inhibition percent was found in case of Eucalyptus sp. (86.56%) which was followed by Azadirachta indica (seed) (79.65%), Parthenium historophorus (74.11%) and Azadirachta indica leaves extract (73.52%). The minimum percent inhibition was found in case of Allium cepa (16.40%) which was followed by Zinziber officinale (18.9%), Allium sativum (26.29%), Aegle marmelos (27.86%), Polyalthea longifolia (29.25%).

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