Rhizoctonia bataticola: A serious threat to chickpea production

Ram, R.M. and Singh, H.B. (2018) Rhizoctonia bataticola: A serious threat to chickpea production. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 6 (4). pp. 715-723.

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Abstract

Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taub.) Butler {Pycnidial stage: Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid} is a soil inhabiting fungus which is a serious threat to more than 500 plant species. Although considerable research related to ecology of Rhizoctonia has been done, it still appears to be a potential pathogen causing severe losses in various crops. Further research is required to have a better identification and characterization of genetic variability among different isolates collected from different ecological zones. Better understanding of variation among populations of pathogen for avirulence genes for will definitely aid in designing improved management strategies to combat R. bataticola attack. This study will enable readers to have a more clear picture of the dry root rot pathogen, R. bataticola in respect of variability, distribution, pathogenicity and economic impact on different plant species. Various techniques have been developed for diagnosis of the pathogen at the initial stages. The development of molecular techniques for better identification and detection of the fungus will certainly help in minimizing the soaring crop losses to a considerable extent.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Rhizoctonia bataticola, variability, diagnosis, dry root rot, pathogenicity
Author Affiliation: Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Subjects: Plant Protection
Divisions: Chickpea
Depositing User: Mr T L Gautham
Date Deposited: 12 Feb 2019 10:59
Last Modified: 12 Feb 2019 10:59
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15811

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