Effect of integrated management on Fusarium wilt progression and grain yield of chickpea in Syria

Abstract

Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtend.: f. sp. ciceris (Padwick) Matuo & K. Sato, is a major production problem in many countries. A study was conducted to develop an integrated management of Fusarium wilt of chickpea using genotypes, sowing dates (January as early sowing and March/April as spring sowing) and fungicide seed treatments under natural infested plots in research plots and farmers' fields 2007-2009 cropping seasons. In most cases, sowing date and fungicides did not affect disease parameters and seed yield. Chickpea genotypes showed significant differences in seed yield but different responses for disease parameters. Averaged over locations and seasons, the rate of disease development was higher in early (0.035 units day −1 ) than spring (0.023 units day −1 ) sowing. Chickpea genotypes showed different responses in affecting rate of disease development and cumulative wilt incidence in early and late sowing periods. Higher mean seed yield (1.3 t ha −1 ) was recorded in early than late sowing (1.0 t ha −1 ) of chickpea. The average seed yield reduction due to spring sowing ranged from 9% to 60% and highest yield losses were observed in FLIP-97-706 and Ghab-3. This study showed that integrating January sowing with genotypes having good levels of resistance for Fusarium wilt and Ascochyta blight helps farmers to narrow chickpea yield gaps in Syria.

Integrating Sowing Date with Chickpea Genotypes in Managing Fusarium Wilt in Morocco

“…Many studies showed that Fusarium wilt development on chickpea is favored by spring (March) planting compared with winter planting (November and December) [16]. The integration of January sowing with partially resistant cultivars decreased fusarium wilt incidence and increased seed yield [20]. In Spain, Navas-Cortés et al [25] demonstrated that advancing chickpea planting from early spring to early winter can decrease Fusarium wilt epidemics and increase seed yield.…”

“…Due to the appearance of Foc races and other root rot disease complexes affecting chickpeas, integrating different disease management options is recommended [19,20]. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of integrating chickpea genotypes with sowing dates on Fusarium wilt development and the yields of chickpeas.…”

Host resistance by sowing date interaction reduced Fusarium wilt pressure and improved grain yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in North Shoa, Ethiopia

“…Similar trends were observed for interaction effects of varieties × sowing dates on incidence, AUDPC, and the disease progress rate at both locations. Likewise, Yigrem et al ( 2018), Kemal et al (2015), and Biswas & Ali (2017) confirmed strong influence of varieties and sowing dates on disease parameters.…”

“…To determine the efficacy of variable sowing dates (as there was a significant difference between early and late sowing dates) on grain yield, percent grain yield reduction due to early sowing was determined using the formula suggested by Kemal et al. (2015): $$$$\begin{equation*}{\mathrm{Grain\;yield\;reduction\;\;}}\left( {\mathrm{\% }} \right) = {\mathrm{\;}}\frac{{{\mathrm{Early\;sowing}} - {\mathrm{Late\;sowing}}}}{{{\mathrm{Early\;sowing}}}}{\mathrm{\;}} \times {\mathrm{\;}}100,\end{equation*}$$$$…”

Incidence and severity of Fusarium wilt on Bambara nut (Vigna subterranea L.) landraces in Western Kenya

“…Generally the recommended control practices for F. oxysporum include use of resistant varieties, fungicidal seed treatments, adjustment of planting dates, use of biofumigants, bioagents and crop rotation techniques among others (Blanca et al, 2004;Ajiloba and Babalola 2013;and Kemal et al, 2015). In Kenya, farmers grow the crop during the short rainy season when the disease pressure is low.…”