CONTROL OF BANANA WILT DISEASE CAUSED BY FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM SCHLECHT F.SP. CUBENSE (E. F. SMITH) USING CRAB SHELL POWDER AND CHITOSAN

This research was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of crab shell powder and Dog Collar chitosan to control Fusarium wilt disease on bananas and to analyze the involved control mechanisms.The effectiveness of crab shell powder and chitosan to F.oxysporum f.sp.cubense was examined in a laboratory (in vitro) and greenhouse (in planta).In vitro

Determination of accurate dosage of existing antibiotics and discovery of new antimicrobials or probiotics entail simple but effective methods that can conveniently track bacteria growth and inhibition.Here we explore the application of a previously reported fluorogenic E.coli-specific DNAzyme (catalytic DNA), RFD-EC1, as a molecular probe for moni