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- Title
Solid substrate for production of Alternaria alternata conidia: a potential mycoherbicide for the control of Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth).
- Authors
Babu, R.M.; Sajeena, A.; Seetharaman, K.
- Abstract
Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth), a major aquatic weed in India, is one of the targets in a biological weed control research programme in India. A fungal pathogen, Alternaria alternata, is being evaluated as a biological control agent for this weed. The feasibility of solid substrate for the mass production of A. alternata has been examined. Conidia production and virulence of A. alternata were affected by temperature, light and incubation period. The highest number of conidia were produced on rice seed followed by wheat, sorghum, maize seeds and cornmeal at 20°C when exposed to near-ultraviolet than on the other substrates, while the least conidia were observed on these substrates under light conditions. At 20°C, large numbers of virulent conidia were produced on rice seeds after 4 weeks of incubation under constant dark conditions. Henceforth, the use of rice seeds as a solid substrate for production of A. alternata could be a feasible method to produce conidia in a village co-operative scenario in India.
- Subjects
INDIA; ALTERNARIA; HERBICIDES; WATER hyacinth; PESTICIDES; WEED control
- Publication
Weed Research, 2004, Vol 44, Issue 4, p298
- ISSN
0043-1737
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-3180.2004.00403.x