Остання редакція: 2019-08-29
Тези доповіді
Domesticated chickpea with bean and pea are the most important agricultural crops. Chickpea is a popular source of carbohydrates and protein. Chickpea is also an important crop used for fixing atmospheric nitrogen in symbiosis with soil microorganisms. Despite its agronomical importance and international efforts of scientists all over the world, productivity of this crop has not yet been significantly improved. The major difficulty in increasing pathogens is its susceptibility to diseases, such as “vascular disease” caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris.
Eight races of Fusarium have been reported worldwide. In the South Asia, races 1 and 2 are the most popular and cause widespread damage, resulting up to 70 % yield loss. Efforts are on to tag molecular markers to loci responsible for resistance against various races of the pathogen. Moreover, the pathogen can survive in soil for up to six years even in the absence of the host, which makes its control very difficult. Hence, using wilt-resistant cultivars is the most effective and eco-friendly strategy to manage the disease.