Management of Citrus Green Mould through the Use of Allelochemicals and Salicylic Acid
Management of Citrus Green Mould through the Use of Allelochemicals and Salicylic Acid
Hafiz Abdullah Akbar, Zafar Iqbal, Waqas Raza*, MuhammadUsman Ghazanfar and Salman Ahmad
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to check the effect of different plant extracts /allelochemicals and salicylic acid on the growth of Penicillium digitatum causes citrus green mould by using 7 plant extracts alone and in combination with wax and 3 concentrations of salicylic acid alone and in combination with wax. The study revealed that in case of plant extracts maximum growth inhibition (35.90 %) was shown by Anar followed by Chabir (33.60%) and Garlic (29.16%), while minimum growth inhibition was recorded from Parthanium (17.43%) and Ginger (19.94 %). In case of plant extracts + wax maximum growth inhibition (44.36%) was shown by Anar+Wax followed by Chabir+Wax (42.78%) and Fungicide + Wax (37.45%), while minimum growth inhibition % was recorded from Fungicide (15.49 %) and Kortuma + Wax (17.48%). In case of salicylic acid concentrations maximum growth inhibition (34.73 %) was shown by Salicylic acid concentration of 6 mm followed by Salicylic acid (33.40 %) at 3 mm concentration and Salicylic acid (28.51%) at 9 mm concentration, while minimum growth inhibition % was recorded from SA + Wax (-13.37%). So it was concluded that allelochemicals + wax showed maximum growth inhibition of green mould.
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December 2018
Vol. 4, Iss. 2, Pages 83-135
