Impact of Farm Management Practices on Downy Mildew Disease of Cucumber in High Tunnels
| Autor: | Muhammad Binyameen, Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Sajid, Muhammad Naeem Shahid, Muhammad Abid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Crop yield food and beverages Sowing Plant Science Plant disease resistance Biology biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Cultural control Fungicide 03 medical and health sciences Horticulture 030104 developmental biology Genotype Downy mildew Pseudoperonospora cubensis Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Phytopathology. 9:179-186 |
| ISSN: | 2312-9344 2313-1241 |
| DOI: | 10.33687/phytopath.009.03.3457 |
| Popis: | Downy mildew of cucumber caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensisis is a serious threat to the cucurbits production in high tunnels. In this study, the disease incidence and severity were recorded from nine high tunnel farms, located at Vehari District, Pakistan. The results revealed that downy mildew incidence was ranged from 24 to 80%. The disease development was correlated with plant genotype, sowing time, commonly used fungicides, and plant growth stages. "Kaan" was the most resistant while "Yayla" was the highly susceptible plant genotype against the disease. Cucumber sowing at mid-November showed significantly less disease over early and late sowing. Flowering was the most vulnerable stage of plants for disease development. ‘Champion’ (Copper hydroxide) followed by ‘Score’ (Difenoconazole) fungicides reduced the disease to 55% and 43%, respectively, which increased the yield 8-15 %. We conclude that the use of resistant genotype “Kaan”, protectant fungicide ‘Champion’ and appropriate sowing time Mid-November may reduce the disease incidence appreciably in high tunnels. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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