| Pak. J. Bot., 36(3): 677-682, 2004. | Back to Contents | ||||
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EFFECT OF SEA SALT ON IN VITRO GROWTH OF SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM SYED AYAZ HASSAN AND SALEEM SHAHZAD
Abstract: Use of sea salt @ 1, 10, 100, 1000 and 10,000 ppm
in potato sucrose agar did not show any significant suppression or promotion in
growth of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. In treatment where sea salt was used
@ 100,000 ppm, the growth of the fungus started after 7 days, progressed slowly
and filled the Petri dish after 15 days but no sclerotia were produced. Number
of sclerotia and mean sclerotial weight increased with increase in concentration
of salt in the medium. Sclerotial viability in control and sea salt @ 1, 10, 100,
1000 and 10,000 ppm treatments was found to be 100%. Pest & Disease Research Lab., Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi -75270, Pakistan. |
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