1Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand, Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner-334 006, Rajasthan, India
*Corresponding Author: M.K. Sheshma, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand, Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner-334 006, Rajasthan, India, Email: mksheshma92@gmail.com
Online published on 10 March, 2026.
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Barry is a soil-borne plant pathogen, capable of infecting more than 500 host plant species worldwide and plays a crucial role in reducing the yield of economically important crops.
A field experiment was conducted to manage Sclerotinia rot of chickpea using bioagents, fungicides, soil amendments and plant extract for two crop seasons using variety GNG-1581 in field under artificial inoculation conditions. Observations on Sclerotinia rot incidence were recorded periodically. The grain yield was also recorded at harvest.
A combination of seed (5+5 g/kg seeds) as well as soil (5+5 kg/ha) application of T. harzianum + P. fiuorescens and foliar spray of carbendazim 12% + mancozeb 63% @ 0.2 per cent was found to be most effective reducing Sclerotinia rot (84.59%) and in enhancing grain yield (87.50%).
Bioagents, Chickpea, Sclerotinia rot, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
