Evaluation of Botanicals against Fusarium pallidoroseum causing Wilt Disease in Chilli Batool Aneesa1,2,3, Kumar Gajendra1, Mubashir Syed Shoaib4, Nazir Momina3, Bhat Zahoor Ahmad4, Bhat M Ashraf5, Zargar Sajad Majeed2,* 1Department of Chemistry, Bhagwant University of Ajmer, Ajmer-305 004, India 2Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar-190 025, India 3Department of Chemistry, Government College for Women, Cluster University, Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar-190 008, India 4Division of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar-190 025, India 5Department of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar-190 025, India *Corresponding author: smzargar@skuastkashmir.ac.in
Online Published on 19 April, 2024. Abstract With the increase in awareness about the ill effects of the indiscriminate use of synthetic chemicals in agriculture, the demand for safe and residue free food is increasing. In the present study, we evaluated aqueous extracts of willow (Salix alba L.) and cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera f. rosaceae) at different concentrations (5, 10, 15 and 20%) under in vitro conditions using poisoned food technique for their efficacy against Fusarium pallidoroseum causing wilt disease of chilli. The efficacy of the extracts was compared with synthetic fungicide, carbendazim 50 WP, which at 0.05% concentration resulted in 100% inhibition. Both the tested botanical extracts significantly inhibited mycelial growth at all the test concentrations with 100 per cent inhibition at 20% concentration. The present study showed that both the botanicals have the potential to be used against F. pallidoroseum. Top Keywords Antifungal activity, Cherry plum, Eco-friendly, Willow. Top |