International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Abstract
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the world’s most important
cool season food crops mostly grown in dry lands. The crop
suffers from serious diseases that affect it in all growth stages.
The pathogens that affect chickpea include fungi, bacteria, viruses,
nematodes and mycoplasma, which results in severe economic
losses globally. Among these, fungi are the largest and perhaps...
