Abstract Fungi isolated from typically wilted plants of chickpea, included 42% Fusarium spp., 28% RMzoctonia solani 17% Macrophomina phaseoli and 4% Verticillium albo‐atrum. Chickpea appeared to be a new host of V. albo‐atrum in Pakistan. This fungus proved highly pathogenic against local chickpea cv. C‐727, causing 94% wilting of plants in artificially inoculated soil. Comparative pathogenicity of the fungal isolates revealed that Fusarium spp., R. solani and M. phaseoli caused 100% seed rot whereas Verticillium albo‐atrum caused wilt at the seedling stage of chickpea.
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