Abstract

Screening of bottle gourd cultivars against alternaria leaf spot disease caused by Alternaria alternata under natural epiphytic conditions at Tarnab, Peshawar, Pakistan

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  • Were grown at the site based on the previous crop history

  • Materials and Methods To find out the response of 4 different Bottle gourd cultivars against the Alternaria leaf spot under natural field conditions, the experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), Tarnab, Peshawar, Pakistan using RCBD design during summer season of 2019 based on previous crop history (Fig. 2)

  • The maximum disease severity of 45 percent was observed in variety ISC 441 and was categorized as susceptible

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Introduction

Were grown at the site based on the previous crop history. All the cultivars were provided equal agronomic practices and conditions. Introduction occupies (530) hectare with production of Bottle-gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.), is a summer vegetable crop in Bottle gourd is a cross pollinated crop and Pakistan and belongs to Cucurbitaceous well-drained sandy loam soil is family [1]. The leaves of the bottle gourd contain cucurbiticin, vitamin B.

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