Status of Anthracnose Disease Caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum in Major Mungbean Growing Area of Rajasthan, India
Sunita Choudhary *
Department of Plant Pathology, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura, Jaipur-302018, S.K.N. Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan, India.
Rajesh Kumar Bagri
Department of Plant Pathology, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura, Jaipur-302018, S.K.N. Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan, India.
Bhavya Mishra
Department of Plant Pathology, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura, Jaipur-302018, S.K.N. Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan, India.
Ridhi Sankar Sharma
Department of Plant Pathology, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura, Jaipur-302018, S.K.N. Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan, India.
Pinki Devi Yadav
Department of Plant Pathology, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura, Jaipur-302018, S.K.N. Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum is one of the most important diseases in the mungbean. A roving survey to assess the intensity of anthrcnose of mungbean was carried out at 60 locations comprising five districts of Rajasthan state during the Kharif season of 2022-23. The most extreme disease frequency was seen in plants at the flowering and podding stages. The overall mean disease intensity was observed to be 22.60%. Among the five districts, the lowest anthracnose intensity was noticed in Sikar (17.88%) followed by Nagaur (18.90%), while the highest anthracnose intensity was recorded in Jaipur district (28.93%) followed by Ajmer (24.64%) and Tonk (22.65%).
Keywords: Survey, mungbean, anthracnose, disease intensity, Rajasthan