MANAGEMENT OF LATE BLIGHT OF TOMATO THROUGH APPLICATION OF DIFFERENT PLANT EXREACTS

Abstract

Late blight disease is potential threat to the successful production tomato. For management of this disease five plant extracts i.e Azadirachta indica, Moringa oleifera, Zingiber officinales, Citrulus calosynthis, and Calotropis gigentea, were evaluated for their antifungal potential at three concentrations (S/50, S/25, S/15) against late blight disease of tomato. Three sprays of these plant extracts were done with one week interval under Randomized Complete block design (RCBD) in the experimental area of Department of Plant Pathology University of Agriculture Faisalabad. Among these plant extracts, maximum reduction in disease was exhibited by Azadirachta indica (32.15%) followed by Moringa oleifera (41.09%), Zingiber officinales (48.88%), Citrulus calosynthis (49.88%)   and Calotropis gigentea (53.41%) as compared to control.