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Studies on Phyllody Disease of Gingelly (Sesamum indicum L.) I. Amelioration of Symptoms by antibiotics

Volume : 69
Issue: May-may
Pages: 321 - 325
Published: September 30, 2023
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Abstract


Prophylactic sprays in the field with antibiotics belonging to tetracycline and macrolide group and the fungicide benomyl were not effective in preventing incidence of gingelly phyllody disease, When applied to diseased plants by wick foeding through the stem tetracycline, hydrochloride and oxytetracycline hydrochloride amell- orated disease symptoms resulting in the elongation of internodes, increase in size of leaves and production of normal flowers which set capsulas, However, these antibiotics were not effective when applied to sail by drenching.

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321 - 325
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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