Integrated disease management strategies against leaf spot and root rot diseases of mungbean Kumar Manish*, Verma J.R., Nehra Mamta, Choudhary Rakesh, Ramesh Agricultural Research Station, Mandor - 342 304, Agriculture University, Jodhpur *<sharma90manish@gmail.com>
Online published on 18 May, 2022. Abstract Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek] is an important edible legume grown in Asia, particularly in the Indian subcontinent. A field experiment was conducted for the integrated management of leaf spot and root rot caused by Cercospora canescene and Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid respectively at Agricultural Research Station Mandor, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. For the integrated management of the diseases, ten treatments comprising of seed treatment and foliar application of various fungicides and biocontrol agents in three replications were used in randomized block design. Among the tested treatments against leaf spot, blight and root rot, seed treatment with T. viride @ 4 g/kg + soil application of T. viride @ 2.5 kg/ha enriched in 100 kg FYM + Neem cake @ 250 kg/ha + spray of myclobutanil @ 1 g/l the leaf spot (2.6%) and root rot (3.6%) decreased by 79–84 and 72–79% respectively and found at par with seed treatment with Trichoderma viride + Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 10 g/kg + soil application of P. fluorescens @ 2.5 kg/ha in 100 kg of FYM + spray Pyraclostrobin 133 G/l + Epoxiconazole 50 G/l SE @ 1.5 ml/l which resulted in the minimum disease incidence of root rot (4.5%), disease severity of leaf spot (2.8%) and highest yield of mungbean (1019 kg/ha). Top Keywords Cercospora leaf spot, Integrated management, Macrophomina root rot, Mungbean. Top |