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Management of Pineapple Disease of Sugarcane Through Biological Means

Dr. M. I. Talukder
Associate Cane Pathologist (Gr-1)
Pathlogy Division, Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute(BSRI), Ishurdi, Pabna

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

To control pineapple disease through biological means an experiment was conducted at Regional Sugarcane Research Station ( BSRI ) farm, Ishurdi. Pineapple disease of sugarcane caused by C. paradoxa is a major disease which causes rotting of sugarcane seed pieces or setts as a result poor germination of setts occurred. Germination in the treated plots was 0.92 to 8.63% higher compared to control plots. Yield of cane was also found to increase in the treated plots by 1.04 to 6.45% over control plots. Bavistin treated plots showed higher germination and yield of cane among the treatments.

Keywords: Sugarcane, Pineapple disease, Biological control

Location: Regional Sugarcane Research Station (RSRI) farm, Ishurdi, Pabna

Start Date: 23-11-2003

End Date: 07-12-2004

Program Area: Pest Management

Commodity: Sugarcane

Objectives:

1. To control pineapple disease using bio control agent

2. To find out appropriate control measures of pineapple disease / sett rot diseases of sugarcane

3. To investigate the mode of mycoparasitism between C paradoxa and Trichoderma harzianum.

Methodology:

The experiment was conducted at Regional Sugarcane Research Station (BSRI ) farm, Ishurdi. Trichoderma harzianum a saprophytic fungus was used as bio-control agent against C. paradoxa. A sett treating fungicide Bavistin 50WP which is used as standard sett treating fungicide for controlling pineapple disease was taken as standard. Ceratocystis paradoxa was applied in the whole plot. Sugarcane setts were treated by dipping in the spore suspension of T. harzianum (18x10⁶ml) and in Bavistin solution (0.1%) for 30 minutes. To maintain control, the setts were dipped in water for 30 min. Germination of sugarcane setts was taken at 60th day of planting and yield of cane was recorded at harvest (after 12 months of planting).

Source of Information: Annual report: 2003-2004

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget: 15,000/-

Total Budget (Tk.) : 15,000/-

Achievement/Findings:

The success of the biological control programme may lead to lower down the cost of sett treatment than chemical treatment. By using this technique ?sugarcane farmers will get higher germination and yield of cane among the treatments.

Knowledge Management: Report/Proceedings