Abstract:
ABSTRACT
An investigation was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of some selected plant
extract for seed treatment of hybrid rice in the seed health laboratory of
Department of Plant Pathology of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
during the period from January 2012 to June 2013. Seed health test as well as
seed treatment where nine plant extracts viz. Allium cepa bulb extract, Nigella
sativa seed extract, Allamanda cathartica leaf extract, Allium sativum clove
extract, Azadirachta indica leaf extract, Datura metel leaf extract, Curcuma
longa rhizome extract, Polygonum hydropiper leaf extract and Salmalia
malabarica leaf extract were evaluated against seed borne pathogens of hybrid
rice. All of the botanical were used as per 1:1 of hybrid rice seed was not at satisfactory level. Considering the overall
performance of plant extracts, Datura metel leaf extract
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka, in partial fulfillment
of the requirements
for the degree
of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
PLANT PATHOLOGY
SEMESTER: JULY- DECEMBER, 2013
