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Effect of heavy metals on growth and survival of Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid.

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The effects of Cd, Co, Ni and Zn on growth and survival of Macrophomina phaseolina were studied in vitro. Cd, Ni and Co at 500 μg ml−1 inhibited growth by 78.8%, 73.6% and 11.8%, respectively, after 4 days at 25 ± 1°C. The mycelial dry weight yield was enhanced by 2.1% at 100 μg ml−1 Zn. The population of the pathogen declined in soil amended separately with Cd, Co, Ni and Zn. Cd (4000 mg kg−1) proved to be the most toxic, by completely inhibiting the survival of the pathogen in soil after 20 days.

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Dubey, R.C., Dwivedi, R.S. Effect of heavy metals on growth and survival of Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid.. Biol Fert Soils 6, 311–314 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00261019

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