Variability in Chickpea Rot-causing Soil-borne Necrotrophs, Sclerotium rolfsii and Macrophomina phaseolina

Variability in chickpea rot-causing Necrotrophs pathogens

Authors

  • ANITA KUMARI Department of Plant Pathology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
  • ABHIJEET GHATAK Department of Plant Pathology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour – 813210

Abstract

The present work was designed to identify the cultural and pathogenic variability of the two chickpea rot-causing necrotrophic soil-borne pathogens i.e. Sclerotium rolfsii and Macrophomina phaseolina cause significant damage to chickpea cultivation.The potentiality of the isolates for infection was recognized with artificial inoculation test using susceptible genotypes. Disease index values of S. rolfsii and M. phaseolina were 24.9–68.8% and 20.0–64.0%, respectively. Among twelve isolates of S. rolfsii, BAUSr4 and Ag2 produced the highest infection on genotype L550 (cd: 10.79). Likewise, isolate DarkMP4J followed by DarkMP1J and Jute1, among twenty–one isolates of M. phaseolina, rendered maximum infection on genotype K850 (cd: 5.15). No relationship was established among the cultural characters and pathogenicity of the isolates. Isolates differed in aggressiveness across different locations and hosts.

Author Biographies

ANITA KUMARI, Department of Plant Pathology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India

Er. Pawan Jeet is presently working as Scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand). He was topper in Agriculture Research Scientist (ARS) 2014 conducted by ASRB, Indian Council of Agricultural Research in the discipline of Land and Water ManagementEngineering. He has completed M.Tech and continuing Ph.D. from IARI, New Delhi and B.Tech from SHIATS, Allahabad (UP). He has been recipient of Junior Research Fellowship (ICAR-JRF), ICAR-NET and Senior Research Fellowship (ICAR-SRF) in Land and Water Management Engineering.  He has professional experience in the field of modelling of soil and water conservation, rainwater harvesting and irrigation.

ABHIJEET GHATAK, Department of Plant Pathology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour – 813210

Department of Plant Pathology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour – 813210

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2022-01-05

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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2018): Journal of AgriSearch

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