Application of Compost for Controlling Powdery Mildew of Pepper and its Effect on Productivity
Mohamed, F., Taha, M., Kamel, S., Mohamed, A. (2018). Application of Compost for Controlling Powdery Mildew of Pepper and its Effect on Productivity. EKB Journal Management System, 46(2), 131-155. doi: 10.21608/ejp.2018.115738
Farag F. Mohamed; Mohamed B. Taha; Said M. Kamel; Ahmed G. Mohamed. "Application of Compost for Controlling Powdery Mildew of Pepper and its Effect on Productivity". EKB Journal Management System, 46, 2, 2018, 131-155. doi: 10.21608/ejp.2018.115738
Mohamed, F., Taha, M., Kamel, S., Mohamed, A. (2018). 'Application of Compost for Controlling Powdery Mildew of Pepper and its Effect on Productivity', EKB Journal Management System, 46(2), pp. 131-155. doi: 10.21608/ejp.2018.115738
Mohamed, F., Taha, M., Kamel, S., Mohamed, A. Application of Compost for Controlling Powdery Mildew of Pepper and its Effect on Productivity. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 46(2): 131-155. doi: 10.21608/ejp.2018.115738

Application of Compost for Controlling Powdery Mildew of Pepper and its Effect on Productivity

Egyptian Journal of Phytopathology
Article 7, Volume 46, Issue 2, December 2018, Page 131-155  XML PDF (1.27 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejp.2018.115738
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Authors
Farag F. Mohamed email orcid 1; Mohamed B. Taha2; Said M. Kamelorcid 1; Ahmed G. Mohamed3
1Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, 12619, Giza, Egypt.
2Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt.
3Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Efficiency of compost (corn stover amended with sheep manure) supplemented with sulphur, phosphate rock, gypsum and some bioagents (Bacillus subtilis, Trichoderma harzianum and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi) was evaluated for suppressing powdery mildew of pepper under field conditions. Experiments were carried out under natural infection in the Experimental Farm of Sids Horticultural Research Station, Agric. Res. Center, Beni-Sweif governorate. Two different methods of application were used; soil amendment and or foliar spraying to reduce pepper powdery mildew and improving its productivity, as well as enhance soil fertility. All tested compost treatments reduced the number of infected leaves and powdery mildew severity as well as increased the yield compared to control treatment. On the other hand, spraying and amendment pepper plants during the growing season with compost combined with Trichoderma harzianum resulted in a significant decrease in disease severity of the disease with significant increment in pepper yield compared with the control treatment. In addition, combination the compost with Bacillus subtilis gave the best results in controlling powdery mildew of pepper.
Keywords
Biocides; compost; pepper; Capsicum annuum; powdery mildew; Leveillula taurica; Sulphur; gypsum; Bacillus subtilis; Trichoderma harzianum; arbuscular mycorrhizal
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