Priya C. Atram, Shamsunder S. Mane, Monika Hajong and Prakash P. Sawant
Abstract
The present investigation was carried out in the laboratory of Department of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology Centre, Dr. PDKV, Akola. The total 7 isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Ciceri (FOC) were obtained from wilted chickpea plants from different agro- climatic regions of Maharashtra. The 7 isolates were obtained from Wardha, Washim (Karanjalad), Lonar, Pune, Nashik, Rahuri, and Ahmednagar (Tisgaon) respectively. The result obtained from pathogenecity test of all the 7 isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Ciceri proved to be pathogenic to susceptible cultivar. JG-62, of which, 4 isolates were highly pathogenic FOC- 2, FOC-3, FOC-5, FOC-6, 1 strongly pathogenic FOC-1 and 2 were moderately pathogenic FOC-4, FOC-7.