Abstract
Spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana has a worldwide distribution, however, it is most hostile when temperatures and relative humidity are high and soil fertility is poor. The disease causes a substantial loss in yield, particularly in India’s North Eastern Plains Zone. Field investigations were carried out from December to April for two consecutive crop seasons, 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 for the evaluation of fungitoxicants, botanicals, bio-agents, and micronutrients against spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under the field conditions. The wheat genotypes were inoculated with an aqueous solution of the pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana, which contained approximately 105 conidia ml-1. Two inoculations were made: one at the booting phase and another fifteen days later. Seven micronutrients-calcium chloride, zinc sulphate+lime, ferrous sulphate+lime, boron, sulfur, molybdenum, and manganese sulphate+lime-four botanicals-leaf extracts of tulsi, neem, mentha, and garlic clove extract-four bioagents-Trichoderma harzianum SV-7, T. harzianum SV-28, T. harzianum IRRI-1, Pseudomonas fluorescens-and six fungitoxicants-azoxystrobin, difenoconazole, propiconazole, tebuconazole, azoxystrobin+tebuconazole, and carbendazim+mancozeb-were assessed against spot blotch of wheat in artificially inoculated field conditions. Furthermore, 32 wheat genotypes were evaluated for resistance to spot blotch in addition to the above experiments. During two consecutive crop seasons, the study found that fungitoxicants (propiconazole and tebuconazole), botanicals (garlic clove extract), micronutrients (zinc sulphate and boron), and bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
Propiconazole decreased spot blotch disease index.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- propiconazolee0
- Interactor
- Bipolaris sorokiniana
Bipolaris sorokinianae2pathogen - Outcome
- disease indexe0
- Direction
- decreasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“fungitoxicants (propiconazole and tebuconazole), botanicals (garlic clove extract), micronutrients (zinc sulphate and boron), and bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
e2“Spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana”
Claim · model-written summary
Tebuconazole decreased spot blotch disease index.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- tebuconazolee0
- Interactor
- Bipolaris sorokiniana
Bipolaris sorokinianae2pathogen - Outcome
- disease indexe0
- Direction
- decreasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“fungitoxicants (propiconazole and tebuconazole), botanicals (garlic clove extract), micronutrients (zinc sulphate and boron), and bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
e2“Spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana”
Claim · model-written summary
Garlic clove extract decreased spot blotch disease index.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- garlic clove extracte0
- Interactor
- Bipolaris sorokiniana
Bipolaris sorokinianae2pathogen - Outcome
- disease indexe0
- Direction
- decreasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“botanicals (garlic clove extract), micronutrients (zinc sulphate and boron), and bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
e2“Spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc sulphate decreased spot blotch disease index.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- zinc sulphatee0
- Interactor
- Bipolaris sorokiniana
Bipolaris sorokinianae2pathogen - Outcome
- disease indexe0
- Direction
- decreasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“micronutrients (zinc sulphate and boron), and bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
e2“Spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron decreased spot blotch disease index.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- borone0
- Interactor
- Bipolaris sorokiniana
Bipolaris sorokinianae2pathogen - Outcome
- disease indexe0
- Direction
- decreasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“micronutrients (zinc sulphate and boron), and bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
e2“Spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana”
Claim · model-written summary
Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1 decreased spot blotch disease index.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1e0
- Interactor
- Bipolaris sorokiniana
Bipolaris sorokinianae2pathogen - Second interactor
- Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1e0biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- disease indexe0
- Direction
- decreasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
e2“Spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana”
Claim · model-written summary
Propiconazole increased wheat grain yield.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- propiconazolee0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“fungitoxicants (propiconazole and tebuconazole), botanicals (garlic clove extract), micronutrients (zinc sulphate and boron), and bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Tebuconazole increased wheat grain yield.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- tebuconazolee0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“fungitoxicants (propiconazole and tebuconazole), botanicals (garlic clove extract), micronutrients (zinc sulphate and boron), and bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Garlic clove extract increased wheat grain yield.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- garlic clove extracte0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“botanicals (garlic clove extract), micronutrients (zinc sulphate and boron), and bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc sulphate increased wheat grain yield.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- zinc sulphatee0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“micronutrients (zinc sulphate and boron), and bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron increased wheat grain yield.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- borone0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“micronutrients (zinc sulphate and boron), and bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1 increased wheat grain yield.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1e0
- Interactor
- Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1e0biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“bioagents (Trichoderma harzianum-IRRI-1) were effective in decreasing the disease index and increasing grain yield”
e1“spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
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