Seed Technology Research Unit, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri-413 722, Ahmednagar, India.
Alternaria blight of chickpea was noticed in western Maharashtra. The disease affected all the plant parts. Symptoms of the disease were recorded. The temperature 30.1°C maximum and 13.7°C minimum with relative humidity 84% (morning) and 39% (evening) was found to favour disease development. Under laboratory conditions, growth of Alternaria alternata was inhibited by Trichoderma koningii, T. lignorum and T. virens. In field screening the desi varieties viz; PG-5, JG-62, WR-315, PG-96006 and PG-9414-7 and kabuli varieties Virat, Vihar, PG-95333, PG-96329, PG-96323, PG-00304, PG-0108, PG-0109, PG-0110 and BCP-101 were completely free from Alternaria blight.
