S. SONAM, R. SRIVASTAVA, S.P. TIWARI2 AND R. SHARMA
Abstract
Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium udum are two important plant pathogens. Fusarium grow well on grains and other crops to produce mycotoxins. These toxins remain accumulated in edible tissues even after harvesting and can cause a variety of damaging effects on the nervous, digestive, immune, and vascular systems of humans and animals feeding them. The current studies were carried out to search the antifungal potential of bacterial isolates from rhizospheric region of Daucus carota against F. udum and F. oxysporum. Soil samples were collected from various carrot grown fields of District Jaunpur. The soil samples were collected from rhizospheric region of healthy carrot plants. Antifungal potential of bacterial isolates was assessed by using cross streak method. Among all the isolates only one isolate gave significant antifungal activity against Fusarium udum and Fusarium oxysporum. So, in future this isolate could be used as a good biocontrol agent to overcome these fungal pathogens.