Jyoti Chauhan and D.K Jain
Department of Botany, Meerut College, Meerut (U.P.)
Abstract: Phylloplane fungal population of Solanum nigrum L. were examined after foliar application of fungicide –Benlate. There was qualitative and quantitative difference in the fungal population after treatment with the fungicide. The fungal population increased as the leaves matured. Benlate reduced the population of Nigrospora sp. and Cladosporium sp. The population of Aspergillus flavus, A. niger and Tetracoccosporium sp. was increased after the foliar spray of benlate.
Keywords: Effect of benlate, Phylloplane Micoflora, Solanum nigrum L.
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