Efficacy of essential oils as jute seed protectant

Authors

  • Jaripa Begum BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong; Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
  • MN Anwar Department of Microbiology, Chittagong University, Chittagong
  • N Akhter BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong; Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
  • Md Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong; Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
  • MN Hoque BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong; Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/cujbs.v5i1.13364

Keywords:

Jute, essential oils, seed protectant, antifungal

Abstract

Essential oils obtained from the leaves of Eucalyptus citriodora, E. camaldulensis, and whole plants of Ocimum gratissimum and O. americanum were tested for their efficiency to protect seed of jute (var.D-154) from seed-borne fungal pathogens. A total of 9 fungi were detected. Among the 9 deteced seed borne pathogenic fungi, the highest percentage of fungal occurrence was recorded with Macrophomina phaseolina (37.71%). This was followed by Botryodiplodia theobromae (30.10%) and Colletotrichum corchori (19.72%). The jute seeds dressed with the oil of Eucalyptus citriodora and Ocimum gratissimum exibited complete elimination of seed fungi, increased seed germination and reduced seedling mortality as compared to that of E. camaldulensis and O. americanum.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cujbs.v5i1.13364

The Chittagong Univ. J. B. Sci.,Vol. 5(1 &2):01- 07, 2010

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Published

2013-01-18

How to Cite

Begum, J., Anwar, M., Akhter, N., Bhuiyan, M. N. I., & Hoque, M. (2013). Efficacy of essential oils as jute seed protectant. Chittagong University Journal of Biological Sciences, 5(1), 01–07. https://doi.org/10.3329/cujbs.v5i1.13364

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Vol 5, No 1&2 (2010)

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