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  <title>Assessment of bioagents for the management of Fusarium wilt disease in banana</title>

      <doi>https://doi.org/10.21276/AATCCReview.2024.12.01.47</doi>
  
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      <abstract><![CDATA[<p>Banana is cultivated predominately as a sole crop and also as an intercrop in coconut,<br />
rubber and spices-based cropping systems. Fusarium wilt of banana a lethal fungal disease<br />
causing heavy yield loss to the growers. On-farm testing (OFT) on Fusarium wilt management<br />
in banana with were evaluated and found that Trichoderma viride NRCB 1 soil treatment at 25<br />
g/plant followed by soil application during 2, 4, 6 th month after planting recorded the less<br />
incidence of Fusarium wilt disease (3%) followed by Pseudomoans fluorescens soil treatment at<br />
2 nd , 4 th and 6 th month after planting (5.8%) with higher yield of 450 quintal/ hectare (q/ha) in<br />
technology option 2 followed by 441.41 q/ha in technology option 1 and lowest in Farmers<br />
practice 389q/ha. Front-line demonstration (FLD) was conducted with soil application of<br />
Trichoderma viride and Paecilomyces lilacinus 25g / plant. The results revealed that in<br />
demonstration plots recorded the 26.72 percent reduction in yellowing symptoms and 18.52<br />
percent reduction in corm infection by Fusarium wilt and 15.99 percent reduction in nematode<br />
root necrosis index. Demo plots recorded a higher yield of 315.10 q/ha whereas farmers&#39; practice<br />
recorded yield of 292.70 q/ha respectively which is 7.65 percent increase in the yield over<br />
Farmer&#39;s practice with benefit cost ratio (BCR) of 2.36 in the demo field and 2.13 in farmers<br />
practice</p>
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                <div class="aatcc-abstract-text"><p>Banana is cultivated predominately as a sole crop and also as an intercrop in coconut,<br />
rubber and spices-based cropping systems. Fusarium wilt of banana a lethal fungal disease<br />
causing heavy yield loss to the growers. On-farm testing (OFT) on Fusarium wilt management<br />
in banana with were evaluated and found that Trichoderma viride NRCB 1 soil treatment at 25<br />
g/plant followed by soil application during 2, 4, 6 th month after planting recorded the less<br />
incidence of Fusarium wilt disease (3%) followed by Pseudomoans fluorescens soil treatment at<br />
2 nd , 4 th and 6 th month after planting (5.8%) with higher yield of 450 quintal/ hectare (q/ha) in<br />
technology option 2 followed by 441.41 q/ha in technology option 1 and lowest in Farmers<br />
practice 389q/ha. Front-line demonstration (FLD) was conducted with soil application of<br />
Trichoderma viride and Paecilomyces lilacinus 25g / plant. The results revealed that in<br />
demonstration plots recorded the 26.72 percent reduction in yellowing symptoms and 18.52<br />
percent reduction in corm infection by Fusarium wilt and 15.99 percent reduction in nematode<br />
root necrosis index. Demo plots recorded a higher yield of 315.10 q/ha whereas farmers&#39; practice<br />
recorded yield of 292.70 q/ha respectively which is 7.65 percent increase in the yield over<br />
Farmer&#39;s practice with benefit cost ratio (BCR) of 2.36 in the demo field and 2.13 in farmers<br />
practice</p>
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