Biological management of Alternaria leaf blight in coriander (Coriandrum sativum)

Abstract

Coriander is the medicinal and culinary plant and belongs to Umbelliferaceae family and it is well grown in Mediterranean type of climate and the seed have high demend in culinary and medicinal uses, the coriander suffers from many important disease like Alternaria blight, Protomyces macrosporus, and Powdery mildew. the present research was conducted to control the Coriander Alternaria blight caused by Alternaria alternata which is very important disease in reducing the quality of the seed, the present research done on central research field using bio agents and combitions in in-vivo and in-vitro conditions, Trichoderma viride, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Neem oil and their combinations the results shows the combination of bioagents had a great impact in Controling the bligt disease of Alternaria blight followed by fungicide taken as check.