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INTEGRATED DISEASE MANAGEMENT OF WILT IN CHICKPEA BY ORGANIC AMENDMENT (Pages : 5 - 10)

The experiment was conducted against wilt of chickpea at RARS, Jessore during Rabi season of 2009-10 and 2010-11 to reduce the use of chemical fungicide to against wilt disease and increase yield of chickpea. Pre-sowing soil treatment with Poultry litter (5 t/ha) with proper seed treatment by Provax (2 gm/kg seed) reduced wilt incidence with 34.36% in 2009-10 and 56.81% in 2010-11. Neem oil cake (100 kg/ha) in combination with Provax also decreased wilt incidence over control. Germination was highest in Provax treated plot in both the year (97.18% in 2009-10 & 96.11% in 2010-11), where Poultry litter + Provax integrated treatment also performed good in case of germination (94.62% in 2009-10 and 95.20% in 2010-11). Yield increased over control was also highest in Poultry litter + Provax combined plot (65.09% in 2009-10 and 77.15% in 2010-11). Among the two biocontrol agents, the performance of Trichoderma harzianum was better than Trichoderma viridi.Download