Effect of organic and inorganic sources of carbon and nitrogen on growth and sclerotial production of Rhizoctonia bataticola causing dry root rot of chickpea

Abstract

Studies on effect of organic and inorganic sources of carbon and nitrogen on growth and sclerotial production of Rhizoctonia bataticola causing dry root rot of chickpea was carried out in vitro and results indicated that All the carbon and nitrogen sources tested exhibited a wide range of sporulation from poor (+) to excellent (++++). However, carbon sources viz., Dextrose, Sucrose and Cellulose recorded excellent (++++) sporulation and nitrogen sources viz., Sodium nitrate, Potassium nitrate and Peptone recorded excellent (++++) sporulation.