Vol. 11, Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Ramniwas Yadav, RN Bunker, SS Sharma, Amit Trivedi and P Rawal

Abstract:
Field survey of six major cotton growing districts of Rajasthan was carried out during Kahrif 2017 to access the incidence and collection of root rot samples. The average plant mortality due to the fungus R. solani; was recorded in the range of 12.29 to 28.36 percent at Borwat (Banswara) and Bhadwalo villages of Sri Ganganagar, respectively. Systemic fungicide Carbendazim and bio control agent namely Trichoderma viride strain (T-5) found promising under in vitro condition among all tested fungicides and bio-control agents; thus both were tested under in planta condition with integration of neem cake and found that maximum germination percent (73.0 percent) with minimum percent mortality (5.5 percent) were recorded in treatment combination of seed treatment with Carbendazim and soil application of T. Viride + neem cake as compared to other treatments.