Journal Title
Title of Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci India Sect B Biol Sci
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Abbravation: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences
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Publisher
Springer-Verlag
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Authors: Amit Kumar Pankaj Sharma H N Gour
Publish Date: 2013/01/19
Volume: 83, Issue: 3, Pages: 479-483
Abstract
Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum Mill is an important vegetable which is an integral component of the regular daily diet of human beings world over consumed both in raw and cooked form The alternaria blight and fusarium wilt diseases of tomato earlier reported from several countries were observed occurring in moderate to severe form in all farmer’s fields surveyed extensively in south Rajasthan In the present study attempts have been made to partially purify the toxic metabolites produced by the blight and wilt inducing pathogens and the effects of the toxins thus obtained were examined using different bioassay methods Results obtained in the present study clearly show that the toxins affected the germination of seeds the root and shoot length of seedlings and caused significant leakage of electrolytes
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