Vol. 11, Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Priyanka Yadav, Kamal Khilari, Ramesh Singh, Gopal Singh, DV Singh and Akash Tomar

Abstract:
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), also known as Bengal Gram is one of the major pulse crops cultivated and consumed in India. It is a cheap source of protein (about 17-20%) compared to animal protein. Due to increasing environmental concern and health hazard the old management practices of the diseases in the form of fungicides, need to be replaced with safe and eco-friendly approach. The present investigation was carried out to know the response of cow urine on soil borne plant pathogens of chickpea under in vitro conditions. Effect of cow urine at different concentration viz. 5%, 10% and 15% was tested against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris, Sclerotium rolfsii and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causing vascular wilt, collar rot and stem rot disease in chickpea respectively. Observations were recorded on inhibition of mycelial growth of the pathogens at different concentrations of cow urine. Under the study 100% inhibition of mycelial growth of Sclerotium rolfsii and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum was recorded in all the tested concentration as compared to control, which was fully covered the petri plate after 144 hours of inoculation. However, in case of Fusarium oxysporum f.s p. ciceris maximum 50.00 per cent inhibition of mycelium growth were recorded at 15% concentration as compared to control after 192 hours of inoculation.