PLSC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Chickpea, Desiccant, Micronutrient
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It produced spores asexually and goes through the breeding cycle after. The disease can be seed borne and stubble born and can wipe out an entire crop if susceptible. Sexual stage can be spread by spored in the air. Ascochyta blight can reach epidemic levels very quickly. Use disease - free and treated seed. Rotate chickpeas every three to four years. There is a high risk that the pathogen may develop resistance to fungicide with repeated use of the same fungicides. Rhizobium inoculation did not increase the severity of ascochyta blight in chickpea. Sencor application increased the severity of ascochyta blight in chick pea. What type of chickpea is most susceptible to root rot? doesn"t have tannins in it. Kabuli has a thinner seed coat and. Imbibition - taking water out of the seed. Kabuli is susceptible to seed and root rot. Infected area is covered by a dark grey, fuzzy fungal growth.
