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A comparative study on the effect of cotton dust and 2, 4-D on three pathogenic fungi

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The present work aims at the elucidation of the effect of either cotton dust and its components or 2,4-D on the relative vigours of the three pathogenic fungi namely,Fusarium solani, Sclerotium bataticola andBotrytis fabae. Botrytis mycelial growth was found to be comparatively more sensitive to cotton dust thanFusarium andSclerotium. The elucidation of the effect of individual cotton dust components has shown that Gammexane is the most effective inhibitory component while sulphur and DDT caused slight inhibition. This inhibitory effect of Gammexane is more pronounced when mixed with DDT than with sulphur. 500 p.p.m. 2,4-D concentration inhibitedBotrytis growth more thanFusarium orSclerotium, 1 % 2,4-D concentration was proved to be fungicidal. 2,4-D suppressed the germinative potentialities ofFusarium andBotrytis conidia.

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Die jetzige Arbeit trachtet nach der Aufklärung der Wirkung des Baumwollstaubes und seiner Bestandteile, und des 2,4-D auf die relative Widerstandsfähigkeit von drei pathogen Pilzen, nämlich,Fusarium solani, Sclerotium bataticola undBotrytis fabae. Mycelium-Wachstum vonBotrytis war vergleichsweise empfindlicher gegen Baumwollstaub als vonFusarium undSclerotium. Die Aufklärung der Wirkung der individuellen Komponenten des Baumwollstaubes zeigte, daß Gammexane der wirksamste, verzögernde Bestandteil ist, während Sulfur und DDT nur eine geringfügige Verzögerung verursachten. Die verzögernde Wirkung von Gammexane ist ausgesprochener, wenn es mit DDT als mit Sulfur gemischt ist. Die Konzentration von fünfhundert Teilen in 1 Million von 2,4-D unterdrückt das Wachstum vonBotrytis mehr als das vonFusarium oderSclerotium, die Konzentration von 1 % des 2,4-D war pilztötend. 2,4-D unterdrückte die Keimungsmöglichkeit vonFusarium undBotrytis Conidia.

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Mostafa, M.A., Gayed, S.K. A comparative study on the effect of cotton dust and 2, 4-D on three pathogenic fungi. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 13, 198–214 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02089877

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