Integrated management of charcoal rot of sesame caused by Macrophomina phaseolina)

A field experiment was conducted on sesame during Kharif 2014 and 2015 at JNKVV farm, with seven treatments and three replications using susceptible variety of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), VRI-1, to find out the effect of Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas florescence (either alone or in combination) on incidence of charcoal rot disease caused by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tasi) Goid. Seed treatment with Trichoderma viride (5g/kg seed) + Pseudomonas florescence (10g/kg seed) + soil application of T. Viride or pseudomonas florescence @ 2.5 kg/ha before sowing was found effective for the management disease.