In vitro efficacy of fungicides against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cumini causing wilt of cumin

Abstract

A laboratory experiment was conducted to find out efficacy of different fungicides against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cumini causing wilt of cumin using poisoned food technique. Among different fungicides tried, significantly the maximum mycelial growth inhibition (99.98 per cent) of F. oxysporum f. sp. cumini was recorded in the treatment of carbendazim 25% + mancozeb 50% WS. The next effective fungicide found was carbendazim 50% WP with mean mycelial growth inhibition of 85.70 per cent. Whereas, copper oxychloride 50% WP found the least effective fungicide with mean mycelial growth inhibition of 43.06 per cent.