Seed treatment with essential oils to control Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc
Ananda Rosa Beserra Santos,
Larisse Raquel Carvalho Dias,
Paulo Henrique Soares da Silva
et al.
Abstract:The sclerotia wilt in cowpea caused by the fungus Sclerotium rolfsii has in chemical control an inefficient option. Essential oils have antifungal properties, constituting an alternative to agrochemicals. Here, we evaluated the efficiency of essential oils in the control of S. rolfsii, from seed treatment, as well as their effect on seed germination. Based on the diameter of the colonies of the fungus S. rolfssi submitted to a concentration of 8.0 ml/kg of seed-1, the oils of L. sidoides, L. origanoides and C.… Show more
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