In vitro sensitivity of Alternaria solani to conventional fungicides and a biofungicide based on tea tree essential oil

  • Miloš Stepanović Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection, Laboratory of Applied Phytopathology, Banatska 31b, 11080 Belgrade – Zemun
  • Stojan Jevremović Agricultural Extension Service of Serbia, Institute „Tamiš”, Pančevo
  • Emil Rekanović Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection, Laboratory of Applied Phytopathology, Banatska 31b, 11080 Belgrade – Zemun
  • Milica Mihajlović Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection, Laboratory of Applied Phytopathology, Banatska 31b, 11080 Belgrade – Zemun
  • Svetlana Milijašević-Marčić Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection, Laboratory of Applied Phytopathology, Banatska 31b, 11080 Belgrade – Zemun
  • Ivana Potočnik Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection, Laboratory of Applied Phytopathology, Banatska 31b, 11080 Belgrade – Zemun
  • Biljana Todorović Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection, Laboratory of Applied Phytopathology, Banatska 31b, 11080 Belgrade – Zemun
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/pif.v30i1.7805
Keywords: Alternaria solani, Fungicides, Sensitivity,

Abstract


A study of in vitro sensitivity of five Alternaria solani isolates to cooper-oxychloride,
chlorothalonil, difenoconazole, pyraclostrobin and a biofungicide based on tea tree
essential oil was carried out. The isolates were obtained from infected tomato leaves
collected from five different locations in Serbia. The tested isolates showed the highest
sensitivity to pyraclostrobin with EC50 values ranging from 0.0014 to 0.0041 μg ml-1. The EC50 values of difenoconazole were 0.018-0.037 μg ml-1, chlorothalonil 2.99-4.54 μg ml-1, and cooper-oxychloride 13.27-15.63 μg ml-1. All tested A. solani isolates were the least sensitive to tea tree oil (1323.97-3307.08 μg l-1).

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Published
2015/05/20
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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2015): Pesticidi i fitomedicina
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