Incidence of Stem Rot of Cluster-bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) in Major Growing Areas of Rajasthan, India
Shipra Sharma
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Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Bikaner, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Data Ram Kumhar
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Bikaner, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Anand Choudhary
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Bikaner, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Santosh Kumari
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Bikaner, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Rashmi D.
Department of Plant Pathology, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Science, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India.
Arti Jatav
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Bikaner, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A survey was conducted in major cluster bean growing districts of Rajasthan during Kharif season 2022 and 2023 which showed the stem rot disease caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. is an imperative pathological problem, mostly in Bikaner, Shri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts. Average disease incidence was 22.33 per cent recorded in surveyed districts of Rajasthan. Highest average disease incidence (27.67%) was reported in Shri Ganganagar followed by Hanumangarh (22.50%) while lowest in Bikaner (16.83%) district.
Keywords: Survey, stem rot, Bikaner, clusterbean, village