Journal of Plant Disease Sciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Severity of chickpea wilt in North Bihar and nutritional studies on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Ciceri

  • Author:
  • Deepak Singh1, Ashish Kumar2, Anil Kumar Singh3, Hirdai Sankar Tripathi4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 137 to 140

1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sitamarhi-843330, Bihar, India

2Regional Station, Indian Agriculture Research Institute, Pusa, Samastipur-848125, Bihar, India

3Senior Scientist (Agronomy), I.C.A.R. Complex for Eastern Region, Patna-800014, Bihar, India

4Centre of Advanced Studies in Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145, U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand, India

Online published on 25 June, 2014.

Abstract

Survey and surveillance of chickpea wilt in Sitamarhi district of Bihar revealed (12.12 per cent) average to medium wilt complex in the crop. Block wise survey report indicated maximum wilt incidence in Runnisaidpur and Dumara (17.5%) followed by Bokhara (16.9%) and Bajpatti (16.8%) block. Pathogens associate with chickpea wilt besides Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri other fungal pathogens Rhizoctonia bataticola and Sclerotium rolfsii were also found in the surveyed area. On the basis of morphological, cultural characteristics of the pathogen and symptomatology, the pathogen was identified as Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri.

Keywords

Chickpea wilt, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri, cultural characteristics, Disease incidence