Effect of glomus bagyarajii inoculation and phosphorus amendments on fusarial wilt of chickpea

Singh, N. and Singh, D. and Singh, N. (2017) Effect of glomus bagyarajii inoculation and phosphorus amendments on fusarial wilt of chickpea. Agricultural Research Journal, 54 (2). pp. 236-243.

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Abstract

A management strategy based on a time effective inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to mitigate yield losses due to Fusarial wilt in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L) was studied. The interactions between AMF (Glomus bagyarajii) and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri (Foc) were observed in experiments conducted in sterilized soil under pot house conditions. The effect of mycorrhiza fungus on intensity of chickpea wilt, the effect of Foc on mycorrhisation (root colonization, AMF spore density/100 g soil) and the interactive effects of AMF and Foc on phosphorus (P) content and wilt severity index were investigated. Pre-inoculating plants with AMF considerably reduced Foc population density, as compared to simultaneous inoculation with Foc + AMF. Early inoculation of AMF increased mycorrhisation, P content of plants and reduced disease intensity up to 85.0%. The results suggested that soil pretreated with AMF acted as bioprotectant against the chickpea wilt.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Bioprotection, Chickpea, Fusarial wilt, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri, Glomus bagyarajii
Author Affiliation: Department of Plant Pathology Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004, Punjab
Subjects: Plant Protection
Divisions: Chickpea
Depositing User: Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited: 17 Oct 2017 08:55
Last Modified: 17 Oct 2017 08:55
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2395-146X.2017.00043.6
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15108

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