Antifungal Effect of Chitosans and Chito-oligosaccharides against Early Blight of Tomato

Abstract

The present investigation was to determine the antifungal ativity of different chitosans and chito-oligosaccharides against Alternaria solani. Out of four chitosans tested, chitosan DA10 and 134 was recorded as 53.44 and 51.47% at 1000ppm, respectively where as at 1500 ppm conc, the inhibition percent was 67.54 and 59.01%, respectively. Among the treatments, chitosans exhibited maximum growth inhibition of pathogen at 1500ppmconcentration.Chito-oligosaccharides obtained by enzymatic degradation of the chitosans using promising biocontrol agents have exhibited a positive effect on the growth of the test pathogen showing that they were not effective in reducing the disease.

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A. Ramakrishna, S. Desai, G. Uma Devi, T. Uma Maheswari

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  • EP ID EP580946
  • DOI 10.20546/ijcmas.2018.707.007
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A. Ramakrishna, S. Desai, G. Uma Devi, T. Uma Maheswari (2018). Antifungal Effect of Chitosans and Chito-oligosaccharides against Early Blight of Tomato. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences (IJCMAS), 7(7), 61-66. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-580946