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Node inoculation: A quick and easy technique to screen pigeonpea for resistance to Phytophthora blight

Journal of General Plant Pathology volume 83, pages 362–365 (2017)Cite this article

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The petiole on pigeonpea was removed for easy, precise inoculation of node with Phytophthora drechsleri f. sp. cajani. After node inoculation, 96.0% plants were infected compared with 89.0% after stem-cut inoculation. Among various nodes inoculated on 30-day-old plants, the 5th node had the greatest relative susceptibility (90.0%), followed by the 3rd node (78.0%). This technique was validated on different cultivars (ICP 7119, Bahar, MA 6 and MAL 13), and 586 lines were successfully screened in the field, confirming the rapidity and effectiveness of the technique for resistance screening.

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Authors thank the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) for developing the project and the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India for financial support.

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  1. Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India

    R. Chand, Chandra Kant Singh, V. Singh & J. Singh

  2. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Hyderabad, 502324, India

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Chand, R., Singh, C.K., Singh, V. et al. Node inoculation: A quick and easy technique to screen pigeonpea for resistance to Phytophthora blight. J Gen Plant Pathol 83, 362–365 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-017-0733-8

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Keywords

  • Phytophthora blight
  • Cajanus cajan
  • Node inoculation
  • Resistant
  • Techniques

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