SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND SURVEY OF LENTIL WILT IN NORTHERN MADHYA PRADESH

OM PRAKASH SHARMA¹, AMITA PACHORI²*, SHASHI YADAV³, D.S. BHADHOURIA⁴, RAJNI SASODE^5
1Department of Plant Pathology, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
²Department of Plant Pathology, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
³Department of Soil Science, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁴Department of Soil Science, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁵Department of Plant Pathology, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : amitapachori9@gmail.com

Received : 10-06-2016     Accepted : 28-07-2016     Published : 24-10-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 50       Pages : 2171 - 2172
Int J Agr Sci 8.50 (2016):2171-2172

Keywords : Survey, symptomatology, Lentil, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lentis, Wilt
Academic Editor : Dr P. Latha
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

For finding status of wilt of lentil in three districts viz., Morena, Bhind and Gwalior of Madhya Pradesh carried out a survey of the lentil growing areas in villages of Gwalior, Bhind and Morena districts during 2010-11 in Rabi season. In all surveyed fields none of them remained free from wilt disease. Incidence of wilt in the surveyed fields ranged from 6.27 to 19.37 per cent. The maximum incidence of wilt was observed in Dandraua (19.38%), followed by Dimni (19.01%), Mehgaon (18.62%), Berja (17.49%) and Gormi (16.40%).The minimum incidence of wilt was observed in Milavali (6.27%) followed by Khera (6.64%), Badagaon (6.76%).The first symptom of wilt occurs as an isolated patch more or less circular. Curling of the leaves begins from the lower end and extends upwords. The crown then droops and this is followed by the death of the plant. The root system is poorly developed and discoloured brown (If we see after splitting of stem).