Abstract
The study investigated the effect of three fungicides Bavistin®, Aliette®, and Biomagic® at the rate of 2 g/L were tested In vitro and In vivo to control dry root rot and their impact on yield were evaluated at the rate of 4 g/L against R. bataticola while varieties used were Karak-1, Karak-2, Karak-3, and Sheenghar. Disease severity was recorded lowest (19 %) and highest yield (1467 Kg/ha), plant height (47.5 cm), number of pods/plant (15.0) and number of grain/pods (1.66) were recorded in cultivar Karak-1. Among the fungicides drugs, the Bavistin®, significantly reduced the disease severity (5 %) and Kg/ha), highest plant height (64.1 cm), highest grain yield (1488 Kg/ha), number of pods/plant (24.5) and number of grain/pods (2.25). It is concluded that the integrated use of Karak-1 and Bavistin®, fungicide drugs gave promising results for controlling dry root rot of chickpea, and increased plant height, number of pods/plant and number of grain/pods.
Highlights
The chickpea yield has generally been low and erratic and one of the major limiting factors in obtaining higher yields Chickpea
Three locally available fungicides Bavistin1 (Thiophanate methyl), Aliette1 (Fosetyl- Aluminium) and Biomagic1 (Bacillus subtilis) were screened in-vitro in order to check their efficacy against Rhizoctonia bataticola, the causal organism of dry root rot of chickpea
The disease severity among the cultivars and three different fungicides drugs, Bavistin1, (5 %), Aliette1 (15 %) and Biomagic1 (25 %) as compared to control (49 %) and the four different varieties of the chickpea, the lowest disease severity were recorded in Karak-1 (19 %), Karak-2 (28 %), Karak-3 (25 %) and Sheenghar (23 %)
Summary
The chickpea is susceptibility to various diseases and attacks of various fungal pathogens during the fields [1]. These cause enormous damage to the crop and thereby adversely affect the national economy. 169 pathogens attack chickpea on a worldwide basis which includes 66 fungi, 20 viruses, 3 bacteria, and 80 nematodes and mycoplasma [2]. Some of the serious diseases in order of their importance are dry root rot, wilt, wet root rot, and Ascochyta blight. Yield loss of 70 % by Ascochyta rabieii [3], 70 % by R. bataticola [4], 77–94 % by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. The problem of malnutrition can be minimized appreciably by controlling such devastating diseases in the country
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