Assessment of Various Fungicides, Bioagents and Natural Substances on Anthracnose Disease of Banana
Kanade Saurabh
Plant Pathology Section, College of Agriculture, Dhule 424 004, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth Rahuri, 413722 (Maharashtra) India.
Wagh Sandip
College of Agriculture, Nandurbar, 425412, MPKV Rahuri, (Maharashtra) India.
Khokrale Swapnali
Plant Pathology Section, College of Agriculture, Dhule 424 004, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth Rahuri, 413722 (Maharashtra) India.
Khaire Pravin *
Khaire Pravin, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, 413722 (Maharashtra) India.
Desale Pranjal
Plant Pathology Section, College of Agriculture, Dhule 424 004, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth Rahuri, 413722 (Maharashtra) India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The research was conducted to minimize the activity of harmful microorganism which is responsible for deterioration of fruit quality. The eight treatments were taken during the in-vitro study from which viz., six fungicides and two bioagents were tested for fruit dip treatment against anthracnose of banana. As a result of study, the most effective treatment was found carbendazim 12 % + mancozeb 63 % WP, which is showing the least disease intensity (20.26 %) and the highest reduction in banana anthracnose (52.56 %). Carbendazim and propiconazole also demonstrated significant disease reduction. Among non-hazardous chemicals, chitosan was the most effective (31.11 % disease intensity, 34.24 % reduction), followed by edible paraffin wax and yeast. Hot water treatment showed the highest disease intensity (44.49 %) and the least disease control (20.86 %). The study concluded that, carbendazim 12 %+ mancozeb 63 % WP and chitosan was the most effective against the post-harvest anthracnose disease of banana.
Keywords: Musa paradisica, comparative study, hot water treatment, chitosan, management