EVALUATION OF CHICKPEA GERMPLASM AGAINST DRY ROOTROT DISEASE CAUSED BY RHIZOCTONIA BATATICOLA(TAUB.) BUTLERV. Madhuri, S. Khayum Ahammed, B. Padmodaya, A. Trivikrama Reddy andB. Ravindra ReddyAbstract Chickpea dry root rot is caused by Rhizoctonia bataticola is the most destructive disease andcauses severelosses in the yield. The present investigation was undertaken to screen different advanced breeding linesfor their resistance to dry root rot disease under field conditions during rabi, 2018-19 and2019-20 at RARS,Nandyal. A total of fifty one (51) Desi and kabuli chickpea advanced breeding lines wereevaluated againstdry root rot disease in which four (04) were found resistant, six (06) were moderately resistant, four (04)were moderately susceptible, 24 were susceptible and 13 were found to be highly susceptibleto dry root rotdisease. |