Divi Niharika Nirmala

Report on Phytophthora sp. Causing Corm Rot of Colocasia (Colocasia esculenta L.) from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

Divi Niharika Nirmala, Abhilasha A. Lal & Sobita Simon · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2024

Taro [(Colocasia esculenta L.) Schott] also known as old cocoyam or true cocoyam is a water-loving herbaceous plant. Taro is affected by major diseases and pests in different parts of the world but among them taro blight and corm rot caused by a fungus-like oomycete Phytophthora...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62114

Effect of Selected Leaf Extracts on the Mycelial Radial Growth of Phytophthora sp. Causing Corm Rot of Colocasia (Colocasia esculenta L.)

Divi Niharika Nirmala, Abhilasha A. Lal & Sobita Simon · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2024

In the present study the pathogenicity of Phytophthora sp. causing corm rot of colocasia was proved by Koch’s postulates. Sixteen infected corm samples were collected from different markets in two districts (West Godavari and East Godavari) of Andhra Pradesh and pot experiment wa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i4751