Prevalence of wilt-root rot and their associated pathogens at reproductive phase in lentil |
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Authors: | R. G. Chaudhary D. R. Saxena Vishwa Dhar R. K. Singh J. K. Namdev |
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Affiliation: | 1. Indian Institute of Pulses Research , Kanpur, 208 024, India rgc_1234@yahoo.co.in;3. JNKVV, RAK College of Agriculture , Sehore- 466 001 (Madhya Pradesh), India;4. Indian Institute of Pulses Research , Kanpur, 208 024, India |
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Abstract: | A survey of 116 districts of nine lentil growing states covering 603 farmers' fields revealed a range of 0.7–9.3% mean plant mortality at reproductive stages in different lentil growing states of the country. The overall mean mortality was 6.3%. The main pathogens found associated with plant mortality at this stage were Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lentis (62.0%), Rhizoctonia bataticola (25.2%) and Sclerotium rolfsii (9.8%). The minor involvement of 1.8% was that of F. solani, F. chlamydosporum. F. equisetii, and R. solani. For the first time a national scenario of lentil wilt-root rot incidence at the crucial reproductive stage and their associated pathogens is reported here. |
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Keywords: | lentil prevalence of wilt root rot Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lentis |
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