IN VITRO INHIBITORY EFFECT OF BOTANICALS ON RHIZOCTONIA BATATICOLA CAUSING DRY ROOT ROT IN CHICKPEA

P. WAGH¹*, D. SAHU², R.K. DANTRE³, H.K. SINGH^4
1Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492012, India
²Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492012, India
³Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492012, India
⁴Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492012, India
* Corresponding Author : pushpanjalisudhir.wagh@gmail.com

Received : 14-01-2019     Accepted : 27-01-2019     Published : 30-01-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 1       Pages : 1458 - 1459
Int J Microbiol Res 11.1 (2019):1458-1459

Keywords : Cumin, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cumini, variability
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492012, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is a legume crop belonging to the family Fabaceae and subfamily Faboideae. It is the world’s second most extensively grown legume after, common bean. Among the several soils borne fungal diseases of chickpea, dry root rot (DRR) caused by Rhizoctonia bataticola Taub (Butler) is the most severe diseases in the central and southern zone, where the crop is mostly grown under rainfed. The disease generally appears around flowering and podding stage. The indiscriminate use of most of the synthetic fungicides has created different types of environmental and toxicological problems. This work can help in exploitation of botanicals as novel chemotherapeutants in plant protection. However, garlic (Allium sativum) appeared significantly most effective and suppressed the radial mycelial growth followed by Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) and Adusa (Adhatoda vasica) with radial growth of mycelium, recorded as 13.96mm, 44.25mm and 57.94mm respectively.

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