Management of fusarium yellows of gladiolus through cow urine and bioagent

Abstract

Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus) a member of family Iridaceae, is one of the important cut flower among ornamental crops grown in India. Fusarium wilt or yellows of gladiolus is a common problem which is caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. gladioli. Experiments were carried out during 2009-10 and 2010-11 at Model Floriculture Centre, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar to study the effect of bioagent and cow urine corm treatment on germination and wilt incidence of Gladiolus. The experiment was laid out with six treatments viz.