International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences

Abstract: Agriculture plays a vital role in the Indian economy. It contributes to about 17% to the total GDP and provides employment to over 60 percent of the population. The study aims at providing an alternative methodology in the usage of chemicals in the agriculture sector and thereby providing safer and natural methods in preventing disease in plants. The study is conducted specifically on tomato seed targeting to prevent fusarium wilt. The homoeopathic medicine Syphilinum 30 was used in the seed treatment and occurrence of Fusarium wilt in these plants were estimated. The experimental set (set1) of 25 seeds were soaked in rice gruel with Syphilinum 30. The control set (set2) was not soaked in any medicinal solution, but only in rice gruel. 15 healthy germinated seedlings from each set were separately used for the experimental purpose. In the course of growth of seedlings, the culture of Fusarium oxyssporum sp. lycopercisi were inoculated into soil of each grow bag. The statistical analysis of germination was estimated by germination index, which showed 12% increase of germination in the experimental group. The comparison of severity of selected signs in both sets were estimated by Student t test. The resultant experimental data showed the rejection of null hypothesis and the data favored the alternate hypothesis. That is, the Mean of the studied group are significantly different and thus statistically significant. This study showed the effectiveness of Syphilinum in treating fusarium wilt of tomato. Syphilinum 30 was thus established to produce significant result in the integrated approach of treating Fusarium wilt in tomato. The result of this experiment open window into the scope of large scale usage of homoeopathic medicine as an alternative to chemical seed treatment. This study has its maximal advantage in environmental protection and expected in providing a considerable hand into sustainable development.