Grey mould disease is one of the highly destructive post-harvest strawberry disease caused by the... more Grey mould disease is one of the highly destructive post-harvest strawberry disease caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea. Several synthetic compounds are being used against B. cinerea but due to resistance development by synthetic fungicide many alternative management strategies have explored nowadays. In this study, antifungal potential of indigenous plant extracts against grey mould was evaluated and amongst these plant extracts HPLC and LC-MS based identification of phytochemical compounds in Polygonum amplexicaule was also done. In this regards, firstly in vitro evaluation of the antifungal properties of twelve plant extracts was undertaken against B. cinerea using fungal growth medium, of which five plants extracts (P. amplexicaule, T. vulgaris, D. viscosa S. nigrum and E. globules) indicated the percent mycelia inhibition in fungal growth is greater than 75% which were then used for in vivo experiment. P. amplexicaule showed (81%) the highest growth inhibition in vitro as we...
Parameters associated towards pre harvest encompass significantly manipulation scheduled post-har... more Parameters associated towards pre harvest encompass significantly manipulation scheduled post-harvest fruit value. It consists of a few indispensable issues and their combinations akin to environmental, genetics and cultural practices. Through stressing these situations, we tackle to local regional producer and grower that how they impinge on the quality and hence temperate fruits quantity. In the midst of the technology help and good practices including all factors can be maintained and proscribed effortlessly. The infected fruits during field and handling practices showed their symptoms appearance. These factors are coupled with the host, microorganism and favorable environment resultant pathogen growth and as well as quality deterioration.
A field experiment was conducted to identify growth pattern and morphological traits of 16 variet... more A field experiment was conducted to identify growth pattern and morphological traits of 16 varietal lines of Tinda gourd specie (Praecitrullus fistulosus) germplasms. The field experiment was conducted in olericulture area of Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. One local variety as check with fifteen genotypes of Tinda gourd was grown in Olericulture field. Flat beds technique as growing medium was applied in field for seeds to germinate. Data on germination percentage, days to flowering, male flower ratio, female flower ratio, length of vine in (cm) and tendrils which were taken as phenotypically. Data were analyzed statistically by using method ANOVA and their means were compared by using SE techniques. The maximum Germination percentage (G %), DTF (days to flowering), MF (male flower), FF (female flower) and LV (length of vine) were recorded was L0 (94.00), L0 (54.33), L11 (110.33), L11 (14.33) and L0 (55.33) and the minimum were recorded w...
The purpose of this research was to identify the most desirable verities adopted in different env... more The purpose of this research was to identify the most desirable verities adopted in different environmental conditions of the country. Five garlic advance line; NARC Garlic-1, NARC Garlic-3, NARC Garlic-4, NARC Garlic-5 along with ‘Lehsan Gulabi’ as check were evaluated at different locations along with NARC, Islamabad. Different morphological parameters; plant height, plant girth, leaf number per plant and leaf width were studied at four different growth stages. NARC Garlic-1 performed better as compared other advance lines and control tested.
Endophytes are the microbes residing internally in the host tissues without causing visible disea... more Endophytes are the microbes residing internally in the host tissues without causing visible disease symptoms. They have found involved in a balanced interaction with the plants and providing benefits such as, growth enhancement and disease resistance. In this review we hypothesize that endophytes can be employed as a potential biocontrol agent, as biocontrol is becoming most suitable disease management strategy due to its health and environment conservational benefits. This aspect of endophytes should be consider, there are several investigations that have revealed and proved the role of endophytes as best biocontrol agent. Mutualistic interaction of endophytes involve different mechanisms, as it may trigger certain genes involved in induced systemic resistance (ISR) that may initiate defense mechanism against attack of pathogens or by formulating secondary metabolites and other chemical compounds that are directly toxic to the pathogens. There is a need to explore the endophytic in...
Grey mould disease is one of the highly destructive post-harvest strawberry disease caused by the... more Grey mould disease is one of the highly destructive post-harvest strawberry disease caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea. Several synthetic compounds are being used against B. cinerea but due to resistance development by synthetic fungicide many alternative management strategies have explored nowadays. In this study, antifungal potential of indigenous plant extracts against grey mould was evaluated and amongst these plant extracts HPLC and LC-MS based identification of phytochemical compounds in Polygonum amplexicaule was also done. In this regards, firstly in vitro evaluation of the antifungal properties of twelve plant extracts was undertaken against B. cinerea using fungal growth medium, of which five plants extracts (P. amplexicaule, T. vulgaris, D. viscosa S. nigrum and E. globules) indicated the percent mycelia inhibition in fungal growth is greater than 75% which were then used for in vivo experiment. P. amplexicaule showed (81%) the highest growth inhibition in vitro as we...
Parameters associated towards pre harvest encompass significantly manipulation scheduled post-har... more Parameters associated towards pre harvest encompass significantly manipulation scheduled post-harvest fruit value. It consists of a few indispensable issues and their combinations akin to environmental, genetics and cultural practices. Through stressing these situations, we tackle to local regional producer and grower that how they impinge on the quality and hence temperate fruits quantity. In the midst of the technology help and good practices including all factors can be maintained and proscribed effortlessly. The infected fruits during field and handling practices showed their symptoms appearance. These factors are coupled with the host, microorganism and favorable environment resultant pathogen growth and as well as quality deterioration.
A field experiment was conducted to identify growth pattern and morphological traits of 16 variet... more A field experiment was conducted to identify growth pattern and morphological traits of 16 varietal lines of Tinda gourd specie (Praecitrullus fistulosus) germplasms. The field experiment was conducted in olericulture area of Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. One local variety as check with fifteen genotypes of Tinda gourd was grown in Olericulture field. Flat beds technique as growing medium was applied in field for seeds to germinate. Data on germination percentage, days to flowering, male flower ratio, female flower ratio, length of vine in (cm) and tendrils which were taken as phenotypically. Data were analyzed statistically by using method ANOVA and their means were compared by using SE techniques. The maximum Germination percentage (G %), DTF (days to flowering), MF (male flower), FF (female flower) and LV (length of vine) were recorded was L0 (94.00), L0 (54.33), L11 (110.33), L11 (14.33) and L0 (55.33) and the minimum were recorded w...
The purpose of this research was to identify the most desirable verities adopted in different env... more The purpose of this research was to identify the most desirable verities adopted in different environmental conditions of the country. Five garlic advance line; NARC Garlic-1, NARC Garlic-3, NARC Garlic-4, NARC Garlic-5 along with ‘Lehsan Gulabi’ as check were evaluated at different locations along with NARC, Islamabad. Different morphological parameters; plant height, plant girth, leaf number per plant and leaf width were studied at four different growth stages. NARC Garlic-1 performed better as compared other advance lines and control tested.
Endophytes are the microbes residing internally in the host tissues without causing visible disea... more Endophytes are the microbes residing internally in the host tissues without causing visible disease symptoms. They have found involved in a balanced interaction with the plants and providing benefits such as, growth enhancement and disease resistance. In this review we hypothesize that endophytes can be employed as a potential biocontrol agent, as biocontrol is becoming most suitable disease management strategy due to its health and environment conservational benefits. This aspect of endophytes should be consider, there are several investigations that have revealed and proved the role of endophytes as best biocontrol agent. Mutualistic interaction of endophytes involve different mechanisms, as it may trigger certain genes involved in induced systemic resistance (ISR) that may initiate defense mechanism against attack of pathogens or by formulating secondary metabolites and other chemical compounds that are directly toxic to the pathogens. There is a need to explore the endophytic in...
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