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Host Range of Pythium ultimum Infecting Tomato


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1 Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), India
     

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Tomato crop face the problem of pre-emergence damping off and post emergence damping off, reducing production of tomato crop. Damping off of seedlings in crop is caused by a group of fungi belonging to class oomycetes amongst which Pythium species are most important. There are two clear phases of the damping off i.e. pre-emergence and post-emergence.

Keywords

Phythium ultimum, Host Plants, Seedling Mortality.
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Authors

A. A. Chavan
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), India
G. D. Deshpande
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), India
S. N. Zagade
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), India
P. K. Mane
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), India

Abstract


Tomato crop face the problem of pre-emergence damping off and post emergence damping off, reducing production of tomato crop. Damping off of seedlings in crop is caused by a group of fungi belonging to class oomycetes amongst which Pythium species are most important. There are two clear phases of the damping off i.e. pre-emergence and post-emergence.

Keywords


Phythium ultimum, Host Plants, Seedling Mortality.