%0 Journal Article
%@ 1345-2630
%A Chand, R
%A Singh, C K
%A Singh, V
%A Singh, J
%A Sharma, M
%D 2017
%F icrisat:10190
%I Springer Nature
%J Journal of General Plant Pathology
%K Phytophthora blight, Cajanus cajan, Node inoculation, Resistant, Techniques, Pigeonpea
%P 1-4
%T Node inoculation: A quick and easy technique to screen pigeonpea for resistance to Phytophthora blight
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/10190/
%X 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.
%Z 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.