%0 Journal Article
%A Singh, S K
%A Nene, Y L
%A Reddy, M V
%D 1990
%F icrisat:2187
%J International Chickpea Newsletter
%P 24-25
%T Some Histopathological Observations of Chickpea Roots Infected by Rhizoctonia bataticola
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/2187/
%V 23
%X Roots inoculated with R. bataticola [Macrophomina phaseolina] showed disintegration of cortical tissues while mycelium and sclerotial bodies plugging the xylem were seen in longitudinal sections. The sudden collapse of infected plants at the pod-filling stage may be due to this plugging of the xylem vessels.