In ortlcr to idcntily thc tliscrse rgcnt ol'ntelon planls in Ilttirt Zrhrrt arcr. sanrpling carricd out tiom inltctcd nrelotr titrnlands. l'hcn, idcntillcatiott stcps wcre dure by nrorpl'olorical methods and l:irsuriun o.\)slontn isolalcd liortt inlcctcd plants. liilccts nf soc-um silicatc applicllion (NalSiOr) wcrc irtvcstigrtcd on trtelon phnts against FusariLrnr wilt in thc ficld condition and litb. lii lllrr;. petri dishes subculturcd o1' [;trsru'itrttt o.\.t,slontil] lhal s,ere contaitring 100, ,100 rnd 1i00 ppnr of sodiunr silicate tcstcd to suppression ol'mycclirl growth.'lhc lab cxpcrittrettls shorvcd lhat increasc concentralion ofsodiuur silicrte due to decrcrsc ntycelial grorvth ofthc lirngi. In thc lleltl. mcltrn plrrts lccl-up by 100() ltpnt soclirrnr silicrte iYcrc shorvctl lllc l()\\csl (liscrs!' scvrrit). Also, in lield cxperirnerrts. rnclon l)lrnls irriralcd s'itlr 150, 5()(1. 750 iurtl l 0()() ppnr ol'sodiunr silicate as soil tltcnclt thrce linrcs in r growittg scastltr. lhc rcsrtlls showccl that sotliunr silicale coulti redrtcc thc tjiscrse scverity antl ittcrcasecl thc vegetxtivc grorvlh itt c0mparison with control phnts. lhercfbtc, il cittl trst'rs atr el'l'ectivc cct>l r-icndly to tl iscrsc contrcl.
