Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Nandeesha CV, LF Akbari and Nikunj Sohaliya

Abstract:
Green gram is an important short duration pulse crop grown in India and its seed yield is the most potential part in crop production. Seeds free from fungal infection are essential for good plant production and seeds infected with any fungal pathogen act as primary source of inoculum when such seeds are sown. Anthracnose of green gram caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum is a serious soil as well as seed borne pathogen. The stored seed samples of green gram variety Gujarat Mung-4 (GM-4) was used to know the seed borne nature of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum employing standard blotter method. The results indicated that the seeds collected from diseased plants yielded pure culture of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum from October to June. It was recorded that in month of October, there were 38.52 per cent infected seeds which decreased to 11.08 per cent in month of June and about five per cent seeds were infected with other fungi.