Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection (2008) 41, 333-339

K. Prabakar, T. Raguchander, D. Saravanakumar, P. Muthulakshmi, V.K. Parthiban and V. Prakasam (2008)
Management of postharvest disease of mango anthracnose incited by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 41 (5), 333-339
Abstract: Among the seven fungal (Gliocladium virens, Trichoderma hamatum, T. harzianum, T. koningii, T. longibrachiatum, T. pseudokoningii and T. viride) and two bacterial (Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens) antagonists screened against C. gloeosporioides under in vitro conditions, T. harzianum exhibited maximum inhibition followed by Pseudomonas fluorescens at 5 days after incubation. These fungal and bacterial antagonists were selected for application to fruits infected with pathogens. Fruits inoculated with C. gloeosporioides were dipped in spore/cell suspensions of fungal/bacterial antagonists and kept for different durations. The fungal antagonists T. harzianum and P. fluorescens were effective in checking the spread of pathogens on fruits compared with the pathogen-inoculated control.
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Database assignments for author(s): Duraisamy Saravanakumar

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
evaluation - screening - selection

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	Mango (Mangifera indica)	India
Trichoderma harzianum (antagonist)	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	Mango (Mangifera indica)	India
Pseudomonas fluorescens (antagonist)	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	Mango (Mangifera indica)	India