Sl. Dwivedi et al., EFFECT OF FOLIAR DISEASES CONTROL BY CHLOROTHALONIL ON POD YIELD AND QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF CONFECTIONERY GROUNDNUTS (ARACHIS-HYPOGAEA L), Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 63(3), 1993, pp. 265-271
Effects of foliar diseases control by chlorothalonil fungicide on pod
yield and quality characteristics were studied in 10 confectionery gro
undnut genotypes at ICRISAT Centre, India, during two rainy seasons. S
ignificant treatment (disease control versus no control), and genotypi
c effects were observed for pod yield, total biomass, remaining green
leaf area, retained leaf area damaged by rust, shelling percentage, 10
0-seed mass, oil content, fatty acids, and oleic (O)/linoleic (L) acid
, and polyunsaturated (P)/saturated (S) fatty acid ratios. A significa
nt increase in pod yield and total oil content was observed due to the
control of foliar diseases by chlorothalonil; whereas the protein con
tent remained unaffected by it. The foliar diseases control by chlorot
halonil affected four fatty acids; linoleic acid content increased whe
reas stearic, oleic, and behenic acid contents decreased. Of the seed
quality characteristics, a significant decrease in O/L ratio, and a si
gnificant increase in P/S ratio were observed under the disease contro
l treatment. Response to disease control for pod yield and quality cha
racteristics was influenced by genotypes and years. Correlations among
fatty acid contents, in general, remained unaffected by control of fo
liar diseases with chlorothalonil whereas those of fatty acid contents
with pod yield, seed mass, oil and protein contents changed in their
significance and magnitude.