Proceedings of the Consultants' Group Discussion on the Resistance to Soil-Borne Diseases of Legumes Held at Patancheru, India on 8-11 January 1979

摘要

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has a mandate to improve three legumes--pigeonpea, chickpea, and groundnut--in the semi-arid tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. These legumes, like others, are affected by diseases; and those diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens are widespread and devastating. In order to review the present knowledge of some of the major diseases of pigeonpea and chickpea, with special emphasis on disease resistance, and to develop recommendations for research priorities leading to better disease control, ten leading scientists from several countries were invited for an in-depth discussion with ICRISAT staff in early 1979. The report discussed this research.