TITLE:
Occurrence and Distribution of Chickpea Diseases in Central and Southern Parts of India
AUTHORS:
Raju Ghosh, Mamta Sharma, Rameshwar Telangre, Suresh Pande
KEYWORDS:
Chickpea; Seed Treatment; Fungi; Disease; Survey; India; Yield
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.4 No.4,
April
25,
2013
ABSTRACT: A survey was
conducted in 2010-2011 rabi cropping season to obtain information on the
distribution and incidence of chickpea diseases in respect to soil type,
cultivar used, seed treatment in central and southern parts of India. Local cultivars
predominated in most farmers’ fields (25% - 48%). 63% of the farmers
were practices seed treatment with fungicide. Dry root rot and
collar rot diseases were found at all of the sites and incidence ranged from
8.9% - 10.3% and 7.1% - 10.5% respectively irrespective of cultivar type and
locations. Incidence of wilt and black root rot disease ranged from 9.7% - 13.8% and
6.6% - 7.4% respectively. Black root rot disease was found in Andhra Pradesh
and Karnataka states only. The result indicated that dry root rot and collar
rot is currently highly distributed in all surveyed chickpea growing areas of
central and southern parts of India.
Therefore, possible management options are vital to alleviate the problem.