Physiological Studies of Mulberry Root Rot Pathogens

Author: Naveen Chandra Reddy, Ramakrishna Naika, Mahesh M., Shashidhar K.R., Manjunath Gowda and Bharathi V.P.

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Abstract

Mulberry root rot is incited by fungal pathogens like Macrophomina phaseolina, Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Fusarium solani due to perennial nature of the crop pathogens thrives well into soil and infect the plant. The growth of mulberry root rot pathogens viz., M. phaseolina, L. theobromae and F. solani were found best under temperature of 25 to 30oC with acidic pH of 5, 6 and neutral pH 7

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Fusarium solani, Mulberry, temperature

Conclusion

The temperature regimes of 25 to 30o C was found favorable for the growth of all three pathogens viz., Macrophomina phaseolina, Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Fusarium solani with mean colony diameter of 90 mm. whereas, maximum mycelial growth of growth M. phaseolina, L. theobromae was observed at pH 7 with colony diameter of 90 mm and moderate mycelial growth was observed in F. solani at pH 7. However least colony growth of all 3 pathogens observed at pH 10

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Naveen Chandra Reddy, Ramakrishna Naika, Mahesh M., Shashidhar K.R., Manjunath Gowda and Bharathi V.P. (2024). Physiological Studies of Mulberry Root Rot Pathogens. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(4): 80-84.