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Use of Brassica callus culture to induce sporulation in Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc.

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A non-sporulating isolate of Alternaria brassicae, inoculated on callus culture of Brassica juncea cv. Kranti, colonized the callus and produced spores. When captafol, a fungicide, was added (100 mg/l) to the callus culture medium, if effectively checked fungal contamination and saprophytic growth of A. brassicae on culture medium, without adversely affecting callus growth or establishment of dual culture.

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  1. Dept. of Biochemistry, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, 263 145, Pantnagar, UP, India

    M. K. Joshi & U. S. Singh

  2. Dept. of Plant Pathology, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, 263 145, Pantnagar, UP, India

    G. K. Garg

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Joshi, M.K., Singh, U.S. & Garg, G.K. Use of Brassica callus culture to induce sporulation in Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc.. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 14, 59–62 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00029576

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