title: Control of brown spot pathogen of rice (Bipolaris oryzae) using some phenolic antioxidants.
abstract: Bipolaris oryzae is the causal agent of rice brown spot disease and is responsible for significant economic losses. In order to control this disease, three phenolic antioxidants were tested (salicylic acid, benzoic acid and hydroquinone). The antifungal activity of the tested substances were investigated against B. oryzae at different concentrations in vitro, as well as the efficacy of their exogenous application in controlling rice brown spot disease under field conditions. In vitro, benzoic acid or salicylic acid at 9 mM completely inhibited the growth of B. oryzae. Under field conditions, spraying of benzoic acid at 20 mM led to a significant reduction in disease severity (DS) and disease incidence (DI) on the plant leaves, in addition to a significant increase in the grain yield and its components. Some biochemical responses were also detected, where the application of the previous treatment led to a significant increase in the total photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a and b and carotenoids) in rice leaves and in the total carbohydrate and protein contents of the yielded grains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University , El-Mansoura , Egypt.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Shabana
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Abdel-Fattah
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Rashad
keywords: Benzoic acid; Bipolaris oryzae; Hydroquinone; Salicylic acid; Systemic resistance.
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