Open AccessFirst report of Xylaria sp. causing tuber rot on glory lily in India
Author(s) -
Kousalya S.,
Kamalakannan A.,
Chowdappa A.,
Gopalakrishnan C.,
Rajamani K.,
Venkatesh A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new disease reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2044-0588
DOI - 10.5197/j.2044-0588.2019.039.021
Subject(s) - potato dextrose agar , biology , conidium , mycelium , horticulture , crop , botany , agar , agronomy , genetics , bacteria
Glory lily (Gloriosa superba, family Colchicaceae) is a medicinal plant grown commercially in India. The tubers and seeds are rich in colchicines, isoperlolyrine and tropolane alkaloids which have anti-gout, anti-inflammatory and…