@article{icrisat2188, year = {1990}, title = {Effect of Age on Susceptibility of Chickpea to Rhizoctonia bataticola}, pages = {25--26}, author = {S K Singh and Y L Nene and M V Reddy}, volume = {23}, journal = {International Chickpea Newsletter}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/2188/}, abstract = {Susceptibility to R. bataticola [Macrophomina phaseolina] increased with age at inoculation. From 30 d onwards all 5 cultivars showed equal susceptibility, though they had been selected for differences in susceptibility when inoculated at 5 d. Screening for resistance to this disease should therefore be carried out with plants that are at least 30 d old.} }