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The bakanae disease is caused by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi. Q. Gibberellins were first discovered in Japan when rice plants were suffering from bakane (the foolish seedling disease) caused by a fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.
The biocontrol agent, Trichoderma asperellum, offers an eco-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides, which often leave harmful residues, the release added. PAU vice-chancellor Satbir Singh Gosal congratulated the scientists. “This is a step forward for sustainable agriculture in Punjab.7 May 2024
Trichoderma asperellum
• The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has developed biocontrol agent Trichoderma asperellum (2% WP).
• The biocontrol agent will help Punjab farmers manage the deadly 'foot rot' or 'bakanae' disease that plagues the crops of Basmati rice.
• This would be a major development in Punjab, which, along with Haryana, accounts for more than 70% of India's basmati exports.
• This disease caused by the fungus Fusarium verticillioides; a soil-seed borne pathogen which spreads the infection through the root of the plant.