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Seed Treatment with Biofertilizer in Controlling Foot and Root Rot of Mungbean

D. Mohammad
Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.

I. Hossain
Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Seed treatment with bio fertilizers in controlling foot and root rot of binamoog-3 and binamoog-4 was investigated under field condition . Bio fertilizer significantly increased seed germination and decreased incidence of foot and root rot of mungbean. Treatment of seeds of binamoog-3 with biofertilizer showed 5.67% increase in germination over control, but in case of binamoog-4 10.81% increase in germination over control was achieved by treating seeds with biofertilizer. Biofertilizers resulted 77.79% reduction of foot and root rot disease incidence over control in binamoog-3 and 76.78% reduction of foot and rot disease in binamoog-4. Seed treatment with biofertilizer also produced up to 20.83% higher seed yield (t ha‾¹) over untreated control in binamoog-3 and 12.79% higher seed yield over control in binamoog-4.

Keywords: Biofertilizer, Seed treatment, Mungbean, Germination, Foot rot,

Location: Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh and Soil Microbiology Laboratory, Bangladesh, Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Joydebpur, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

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Program Area: Pest Management

Commodity: Diseases, Mungbean

Objectives:

To evaluate the performance of seed treatment with bio fertilizer in controlling foot and root rot of mungbean.

Methodology:

Seed samples of two mungbean varieties viz. Binamoog-3 and binamoog-4 were collected from Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Two biofertilizer viz. BARI biofertilizer and BINA biofertilizer were collected from the Soil Microbiology Laboratory, Bangladesh, Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Joydebpur, Gazipur and BINA, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, respectively. Germination test of the two mungbean varieties were done following blotter method of (ISTA, 1996). Seeds were counted and packed in separate polyethylene bags as per treatment and replication. Seeds were than moistened and mixed thoroughly with the peat based biofertilizer. The treated seeds were placed in a cool and dry place under shade for few minutes for drying. The experiment was conducted in randomized block design with 3 replications. The size of the individual plot was 1x1 m. The space between the blocks and plots were 1 and 1m, respectively. The seeds were sown in the afternoon as per treatment where spacing was maintained 15 cm line to line. The seeds were sown in 3-5 cm depth and then covered with soil. No plant protection measure such as insecticidal and fungicidal spray was applied for controlling the pest and disease of the crop. The experimental plots were inspected periodically for determining foot and root rot. Upon crop harvest, yield and yield attributes were determined.

Source of Information: Pakistan Journal of Plant Pathology, 2(2): 91-96, 2003

Article Link (Online Journal): DOI: 10.3923/ppj.2003.91.96; URL: http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ppj.2003.91.96

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Achievement/Findings:

The results of the present study distinctly showed that, treatment of seeds with biofertilizer had a profound effect in reducing foot and root rot disease. Highest reduction of foot and root rotted plants/plot of binamoog-3 was obtained by seed treatment with BINA biofertilizer which was 77.97% reduction over untreated/control. Seed treatment of binamoog-4 with BARI biofertilizer and BINA biofertilizer resulted up to 69.63 and 76.79% reduction in foot and root rot disease, respectively.

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