Current Scenario of Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taub.) Butler, Inciting Chickpea dry Root Rot Disease in Agro-climatic Zones of Marathwada Region of the Maharashtra State

Author: S.S. Kadam, D.G. Hingole and S.N. Banne

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Abstract

Dry root rot caused by Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taub.) Butler is one of the most important and widespread and destructive diseases of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), causing responsible quantitative and qualitative losses. The survey study revealed that the disease is prevalent in chickpea plants and is widespread in all the three agro-climatic zones of Marathwada region studied. The prevalence/incidence of the disease was more severe in Rabi, 2022-2023 season than in Rabi, 2021-22 season. Almost all chickpea grown in this region were found to be more or less susceptible to dry root disease. The disease was found to be more severe in the Scarcity zone (29.87%), followed by the Assured rainfall zone (25.01%) and the moderate rainfall zone (18.06%)

Keywords

Rhizoctonia bataticola, incidence, dry root rot, agro-climatic zones

Conclusion

Rhizoctonia bataticola (Tabb.) Butler is one of the major constraints in profitable production of chickpea. Dry root rot (R. bataticola) of chickpea is of common occurrence distributed in all locations of the Marathwada region and it was comparatively more severe during Rabi, 2022-23 than Rabi, 2021-22 season, on all chickpea grown in the Marathwada region. The disease was found to be more severe in Scarcity and Assured rainfall zones, with low to adequate but erratic rainfall, compared to Moderate rainfall zone (MRZ)

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S.S. Kadam, D.G. Hingole and S.N. Banne (2024). Current Scenario of Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taub.) Butler, Inciting Chickpea dry Root Rot Disease in Agro-climatic Zones of Marathwada Region of the Maharashtra State. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(5): 48-52.