• Title of article

    In vivo antifungal activity of neem oil and aqueous extracts against leaf spot disease caused by Cercospora abelmoschii on okra

  • Author/Authors

    CATARINO, ARICLÉIA DE MORAES Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - Núcleo de Biotecnologia Agronômica, Brasil , RODRIGUES, ANTONIA ALICE COSTA Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - Núcleo de Biotecnologia Agronômica, Brasil , QUEIROZ, JOÃO VICTOR JANSEN DE Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - Núcleo de Biotecnologia Agronômica, Brasil , FURTADO, LUCIANO MARINHO Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - Núcleo de Biotecnologia Agronômica, Brasil , SILVA, LEILSON LOPES SANTOS Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - Núcleo de Biotecnologia Agronômica, Brasil

  • From page
    33
  • To page
    38
  • Abstract
    The cercospora leaf spot, caused by Cercospora abelmoschi Ellis and Everhart, is quite common in okra culture. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of aqueous extracts of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss), citronella (Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus grandis L.), ecolife®, A. indica oil and fungicide cercobin 700 PM® in control of cercospora leaf spot on okra in greenhouse. The extracts and neem oil were tested in concentration 10%, the fungicide cercobin 700PM® in dose 2.5 g.l^-1, applied 10 days after pathogen inoculation by leaf spray and the citric biomass extract ecolife® in concentration 5.0 ml.l^-1, applied 10 days before pathogen inoculation. All treatments, except ecolife®, were effective in controlling cercospora leaf spot and may be recommended as alternatives in agroecological systems
  • Keywords
    Abelmoschus esculentus , aqueous extracts , Cercospora abelmoschi , fungicide cercobin and greenhouse
  • Journal title
    Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
  • Journal title
    Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
  • Record number

    2583635