U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE. NORTHEASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
Occurrence of three fungal diseases of chickpea in Iran
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum), also referred to as Bengal Gram or garbanzo bean, is one of the most important high protein, pulse crop (food legumes) cultivated in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Kaiser, Walter J. · 1970
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Abstract
Diseases are often an important factor contributing to the low and erratic yields obtained from chickpea in these countries. In the spring of 1969, an epiphytotic of foliar and stem diseases of chickpea occurred in field plantings in Southwestern Iran. The foliar diseases were caused by Ascochyta rabiei and Stemphylium sarciniforme and the stem and crown blight by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. These diseases were favored by the unusually high rainfall which occurred in this region of Iran during the spring of 1969. One black-seeded line was found to be resistant to A. rabiei which is one of the most important foliar pathogens of chickpea in many regions of the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
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