IN VIVO EVALUATION OF FUNGICIDES, BOTANICALS AND BIOAGENTS AGAINST C. TRUNCATUM CAUSING ANTHRACNOSE/ POD BLIGHT OF SOYBEAN

Abstract

Present field experiment was planned and undertaken during Kharif 2012 and Kharif 2013 to evaluate the bioefficacy of five effective fungicides viz., Propiconazole 25 EC, Carbendazim, Mancozeb 75 WP, Propineb, Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63%, one fungal antagonist (Trichodermaviride) and one bacterial antagonist (P. fluorescens); two botanicals viz., garlic (Allium sativum) and onion (Allium cepa) as foliar sprayings against C. truncatum. In both experiments (Kharif 2012 and Kharif 2013) fungicides tested, Carbendazim (@ 0.1%) was found most effective with highest average reduction in the disease intensity and pod infection to the tune of 51.37 and 76.89 per cent (Kharif 2012) and 47.92 and 72.05 per cent (Kharif 2013), respectively and significantly highest yield of 2525 kg/ha (Kharif 2012) and 2513 kg/ha (Kharif 2013).