Bio-Assay of Fungicides against the Neovossia indica Inciting Karnal Bunt of Wheat
Tanya Rathore
Department of Plant Pathology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Nawabganj, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shashank Shekhar *
Department of Plant Pathology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kirti Vardhan Pandey
Department of Agricultural Meteorology, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, U.P., 224229, India.
Sachin Sharma
Department of Plant Pathology, Eklavya University, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, 470661, India.
Jayant Kumar
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rakhi Nandy
Department of Forest Ecology and Environment, Institute of Forest Productivity, Forest research Institute Deemed University, Jharkhand, India.
Aditi Anand
Department of Plant Pathology, Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni, Solan, India.
Vivek Singh
ICAR- Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi (UP), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
When it comes to its use in various food and feed applications, wheat is the cereal that is farmed most frequently worldwide. It is utilized for feedstock and grain production in both developed and developing nations. In 2020–21, India is predicted to produce a record 109.24 MT of wheat, up from 107.86 MT in 2019–20. The illness has been continuously controlled with the use of chemical treatments, resistant cultivars, and cultural practices. Fungicides significantly improved seed germination in one year, with Tilt 250 EC and Folicur being most effective, with other fungicides also showing consistent efficacy. The study examined wheat seed that had been administered with different fungicides to prevent disease. The results showed that all fungicides significantly boosted seed germination in a single year, with Folicur and Tilt 250 EC showing the highest efficacy. The trend of efficacy remained unchanged.
Keywords: Fungicides, karnal bunt, Neovossia indica, Tilt 250 EC, folicur