Seed scarification studies in certain medicinal plants inhibiting the grasslands of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats
Abstract :
Extracts of different oil cakes viz., castor (Recinus communis) cake, gingelly (Sesamum indicum) cake, neem (Azadirachta indica) cake, mahua (Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia) cake and pungam (Pungamia pinnata) cake irrespective of their concentration encouraged the growth of fungal and bacterial antagonists. The maximum mycelial dry weight of Trichoderma viride (TVB1) was observed in 10 per cent neem cake, followed by mahua cake, pungam cake and castor cake, which recorded 0.980, 0.940, 0.920 and 0.890 g, respectively. Minimum mycelial dry weight (0.85g) was recorded in 5 per cent gingelly cake as against control (0.840g). Similar trend was observed with T. harzianum (THB1), T. viride (TVB2), and T. koningi.
Keywords:
biocontrol, biocides, fungal antagonists, in vitro capability, organic amenments
Citation: *,
( 2015), Seed scarification studies in certain medicinal plants inhibiting the grasslands of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats. Scientific Transactions in Environment and Technovation, 4(3): 124-126
Correspondence: D. Suresh