Efficacy of different methods of inoculation for inducing root rot disease in castor caused by Macrophomina phaseolina


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Efficacy of different methods of inoculation for inducing root rot disease in castor caused by Macrophomina phaseolina

Authors

  • PINAL VEKARIYA Main Oilseed Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
  • A G DESAI Main Oilseed Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat

https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v37iSpecialissue.141212

Keywords:

Castor, Inoculation methods, Root rot disease

Abstract

Soil inoculation and root dip inoculation methods were found more efficient, rapid and effective for identifying
castor genotypes against root rot disease for early detection of resistance source. The soil inoculation method induced maximum (87.7%) root rot disease and was statistically at par with root dip inoculation method (82.7%)
after 25 days of inoculation. 

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References

Grezes B, Lucante N, Kelechian V, Dargent R and Mullar H 1996. Evaluation of castor bean resistance to sclerotial wilt

disease cause by Macrophomina phaseolina. Resistance Plant Disease. 80: 842- 846.

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Submitted

2023-08-21

Published

2020-03-12

How to Cite

PINAL VEKARIYA, & A G DESAI. (2020). Efficacy of different methods of inoculation for inducing root rot disease in castor caused by Macrophomina phaseolina: Efficacy of different methods of inoculation for inducing root rot disease in castor caused by Macrophomina phaseolina. Journal of Oilseeds Research, 37(Specialissue). https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v37iSpecialissue.141212