Assessment of Yield Losses Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri (Padwick) in Chickpea

Studies were carried out to assess chickpea grain yield losses inflicted by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri. Investigations revealed that there exists a direct association between the wilt incidence, grain yield and the yield loss. Pathogen is soil and seed borne in nature. Heavy inoculum in soil an...

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Published inEnvironment and ecology Vol. 35; no. 4A; p. 2930
Main Authors Nathawat, BD S, Sharma, O P, Kanwar, Harshraj
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kalyani MKK Publications 01.10.2017
Subjects
Carbendazim
Crop yield
Fusarium
Fusarium oxysporum
Grain
Incidence
Inoculum
Seed treatments
Soil conditions
Soil erosion
Wilt
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Summary:Studies were carried out to assess chickpea grain yield losses inflicted by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri. Investigations revealed that there exists a direct association between the wilt incidence, grain yield and the yield loss. Pathogen is soil and seed borne in nature. Heavy inoculum in soil and favorable environment condition results in the death of infected plant and therefore total yield loss. In this study, unprotected plot and protected plot were studied against Fusarium wilt. Field studies found that protected plot with the carbendazim seed treatment (at 2 g/kg seed) gave minimum wilt incidence (19.24% and 18.47%) and maximum yield (719.35 sand 744.4 kg/ha) in both the years 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively.
ISSN:0970-0420