INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF ROOT ROT DISEASE [MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA (TASSI.) GOID] OF CHICKPEA THROUGH BIOAGENTS, OIL CAKES AND CHEMICALS UNDER FDZLD CONDITIONS

摘要

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the important pulse crops of India. Occurrence of root rot disease has become a major constraint in recent years for successful and profitable cultivation of chickpea. The efficacy of various Bioagents viz Tricoderma viride and T. harzianum, Oil cakes viz. neem cake and castor cake, FYM and Carbendanzim through seed treatment and soil application were evaluated against Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi.) Goid causing root rot disease of Chickpea. Integrated management study of root rot disease of chickpea under field condition showed that soil application of T. harzianum @ 5 kg in 500 kg neem cake/ha in furrow 5 days prior to sowing resulted in higher seed germination (74.90%). In case of disease incidence and yield of crop, soil application of T. harzianum @ 5 kg in 500 kg FYM /ha in furrow 5 days prior to sowing has lowest disease incidence (11.81%) and gave highest yield(1533 kg/ha).