Evaluation of Mycoherbicidal Potential of Selected Fungi against a Noxious Weed hyptis Suaveolens: A Preliminary Evaluation

Evaluation of an indigenous fungus Fusarium roseum FGCCW #61 for the control of a noxious weed Hyptis suaveolens was evaluated. The cell free broth of fungi contains bioactive natural herbicidal products and useful for weed control. Natural product-based mycoherbicides are generally considered safer than their synthetic counterparts. Fusarium spp. is known to synthesize an array of biologically active metabolites, phytotoxic in nature from liquid culture filtrates. In the present work, Mass production of cell free broth of Fusarium roseumFGCCW#61was developed and control potential was thereby determined against the obnoxious weed Hyptis suaveolens in laboratory and field condition. Pre- and postemergence field trials were also conducted to evaluate the mycoherbicidal efficacy of mass-produced herbicidal compound in field conditions.