Numerous harmful microorganisms and insect pests have the ability to cause plant
infections or damage, which is mostly controlled by toxic chemical agents. These chemical …

Crop cultivators continually battle with fungal diseases affecting their crops. Plant
pathogenic fungi must be controlled if consumer demand in developed countries for …

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is one of the most popular solanaceous vegetable crops
cultivated mainly in the tropical and subtropical parts of the world. Eggplant production is …

The present study demonstrated that chitin-based nanofibers (CNFs) trigger the chitinase
genes (PGIP1 and CaChi2), while elevating salicylic acid that can protect plants against …

Sclerotium rolfsii is soil-borne saprophytic fungus which causes different types of diseases
like collar-rot, sclerotium wilt, stem-rot, charcoal rot, seedling blight, damping-off, foot-rot …

Rhizoctonia solani is an important necrotrophic pathogenic fungus that causes okra root
disease and results in severe yield reduction. Many biocontrol agents are being studied with …

Sclerotium rolfsii is a fungi pathogen of southern blight with broad host range. The quinone
outside inhibitor fungicide pyraclostrobin was officially approved for controlling many …

INHIBITION OF IN VITRO GROWTH OF SOIL-BORNE PATHOGENS BY COMPOST-INHABITING
INDIGENOUS BACTERIA AND FUNGI Page 1 Pak. J. Bot., 46(3): 1093-1099, 2014. INHIBITION …

An attempt was taken for management of stem rot of potato caused by Sclerotium rolfsii by
integration of bio-control agent, organic amendment with fungicide at Bangabandhu Sheikh …

Peanut stem rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. is the most common disease of peanut
worldwide and has become increasingly serious in recent years. This study is aimed at …