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Agriculture University, Jodhpur
Agriculture University, Jodhpur was established on 14th September, 2013 by Government of Rajasthan under Agriculture University, Jodhpur Act 21 of 2013 to focus on holistic development of arid and semi-arid regions of the state covering 6 districts (Jodhpur, Barmer, Nagaur, Pali, Jalore and Sirohi), constituting 28% of total geographical area which is sustaining 20.8% human and 28.4% animal population of the state. The districts under jurisdiction of the university cover 3 agro-ecological zones of the state. These are Arid Western Plain Zone Ia (Jodhpur and Barmer districts), Transitional plain of Luni Basin Zone IIb (Jalore, Pali, and Sirohi districts) and part of Transitional Plain of Inland Drainage Zone IIa (Nagaur district). The university has 1 institute of diploma and 3 colleges to produce highly competent educated human resources in agriculture and allied sciences besides 2 agricultural research stations, one each in zone Ia & IIb and 3 agricultural research sub stations, one in each zone to prepare, plan and perform highly need based research in this acute water scarce but naturally rich bio-diversified zone of the country. The third most important part in tri-pillar (Teaching, Research & Extension) of agricultural development, the extension for transfer of technologies are reached to doorsteps of the farming community by 6 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (K-V-Ks), 2 in Nagaur district and 1 each in Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore & Sirohi districts under the umbrella of the university. The different units of teaching, research and extension are coordinating to systematically run by the headquarter situated at Mandor, Jodhpur.
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ThesisItem Open Access Effect of Seed Priming, Plant Bioregulators and Boron on Qualitative and Quantitative Performance of Bottle Gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.](Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 2024-04-06) Anupama; Moond, S.K.The present experiment entitled “Effect of seed priming, plant bioregulators and boron on qualitative and quantitative performance of Bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.]” was conducted under Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications using cultivar Pusa Naveen at the Instructional Farm and Laboratory of the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Jodhpur during summer seasons of 2020 and 2021. The research was conducted into two sub experiments. In the first experiment, the seeds of bottle gourd cultivar Pusa Naveen were primed with 7 different priming agents with 2 different soaking periods (12 and 24 hours) keeping unprimed seeds as control which consisted fifteen treatments i.e. Osmopriming with PEG 6000 @ -0.5 MPa for 12 and 24 hrs, Harmonal priming with GA3 @ 100 ppm for 12 and 24 hrs, Halopriming with Na2HPO4 @ 1% for 12 and 24 hrs, KH2PO4 @ 1% for 12 and 24 hrs, KNO3 @ 2% for 12 and 24 hrs and CaCl2 @ 2% for 12 and 24 hrs and Hydropriming with distilled water for 12 and 24 hrs and a control (untreated). It was found that seeds primed with GA3 @100 ppm for 24 hrs (T11) exhibited best results in terms of germination percentage (95.86%), speed of germination (7.25 days), field emergence (86.68%), speed of field emergence (5.22 days), seedling root length (12.04 cm), shoot length (19.74 cm), seedling length (31.78 cm), seedling dry weight (1.17 g), vigour index-I (2755) and vigour index- II (101.87) which was closely followed by PEG 6000 @-0.5MPa for 24hrs (T10) on the basis of pooled analysis. In the field study parameters, treatment of seeds with GA3 @100 ppm for 24 hrs proved to be the best treatment for characters like days to first female flower anthesis (57.46 days), 50 per cent flowering (58.23 days), vine length (5.56 m), number of primary branches (9.87), days to first picking (69.58 days), number of fruits per vine (8.63), fruit length (27.29 cm), fruit diameter (6.67 cm), fruit weight (682 g) and fruit yield per vine (6.07 kg/ha) and yield per ha (270.29 q) with maximum net returns (Rs.1,96,053) and B:C ratio (3.64). Amongst the various seed priming treatments, Bottle gourd seeds were primed with GA3 @100 ppm for 24 hours was rated as the most cost-effective treatment which produced the maximum fruit yield per hectare, net returns and B:C ratio. The second experiment consisted 21 treatment combinations i.e three plant bioregulators (Ethrel, NAA and GA3) with two different concentration and two levels of boron applied at 2 to 4 true leaf stage and 30 days after first spray during both the years. The results showed that borax 0.05% + ethrel 500 ppm (T11) significantly increased the plant growth, yield and quality parameters as compared to control treatment. On the basis of pooled analysis, the longest vine length (5.83 m) was recorded with the treatment borax 0.05% + GA3 50 ppm. The minimum number of days to first male flower anthesis (43.83 days), minimum days to first female flower anthesis (45.40 days), minimum days to 50 per cent flowering (46.05 days), minimum days to first picking (58.37 days), lowest number of node on which first female flower appeared (14.04), highest number of primary branches per vine (11.73), highest number of nodes on main vine (54.86), maximum number of fruits per vine (9.07), maximum fruit yield per vine (6.43 kg) and per hectare (286.15q/ha), maximum TSS (3.47 ᵒBrix) and ascorbic acid content (7.59 mg/100g) were recorded with borax 0.05% + ethrel 500 ppm (T11) which was statistically at par with the treatments borax 0.05% + NAA 100 ppm and borax 0.05% + NAA 200 ppm on pooled basis. The longest fruit (27.88 cm) with maximum diameter (6.95 cm) and the heaviest fruit weight (720 g) were recorded under the treatment borax @ 0.05% + NAA 200 ppm (T15) on pooled basis. Based on economics, borax @ 0.05% + ethrel 500 ppm was found to be more profitable in terms of net returns (Rs. 2,16,451 per ha) with highest B:C ratio (4.11) followed by foliar spray of NAA @100 and 200 ppm with borax @ 0.05%. On the basis of experimental findings, it is concluded that bottle gourd cv. Pusa Naveen sprayed with borax 0.05% + ethrel 500 ppm (T11) at 2 to 4 true leaf stage and 30 days after first spray provided the maximum income with a cost benefit ratio.ThesisItem Open Access Genetic Divergence Studies in Foxtail millet (Setaria italica L. P. Beauv)(Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 2023-08-14) Yadav, Yogendar; Dhoot, RupalAn experiment entitled “Genetic Divergence Studies in Foxtail millet (Setaria italica L. P. Beauv)’’ was conducted with 36 genotypes in khraif season 2022 at Instructional Farm, College of Agriculture, Jodhpur (Rajasthan). The experiment was put out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications. The observations of days to 50% flowering, number of productive tillers per plant, plant height, days to maturity, flag leaf length, flag leaf width, ear length, ear width, straw weight, harvest index, 1000 grain weight, grain protein, SCMR and grain yield per plant were recorded. Analysis of variance exhibited significant difference for all the trait, indicating the good amount of inherent variation were present. The phenotypic coefficient of variance was higher as compare to genotypic coefficient of variance for all the trait under study. The highest value of PCV and GCV was recorded for straw weight and chlorophyll content, while high heritability with high genetic advance were number of productive tillers per plant, ear width, straw weight and chlorophyll content. Analysis of correlation coefficient indicted that the grain yield per plant had positive significant correlation with ear width and straw weight. According to path analysis, the trait like flag leaf length, harvest index, straw weight and SCMR showed positive direct effect on grain yield per plant. The genetic divergence calculated by Mahalanobis D² statistics, grouped 36 genotypes into 11 cluster. Maximum intra cluster distance was recorded in cluster Ⅸ followed by cluster Ⅳ and cluster Ⅰ. Maximum inter cluster distance recorded between cluster Ⅲ and XI. Among the genotype showed a good level of divergence. Out of 36 genotypes GP-21, SiA3156, GP-217, SiA3222, GP-205, SiA3058, GP-118 and GP-180 were found superior in grain yield and for other characters based on mean performance. Hence, these genotypes would be used as parental source for future breeding programme.ThesisItem Open Access Appraisal of Farmers Producer Organizations in Nagaur District of Rajasthan(Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 2023-09-04) Dhayal, Vikash; Lal, BanwariIndia is experiencing a paradigm shift from social welfare to welfare capitalism. Therefore, it is the need of the hour to frame a policy that focuses on the "Collectivization of Farmers for Capitalization". The journey has led from the "Cooperative Movement" to the "New Producer Company Movement" where the structure of cooperative societies and the efficiency of a private company are combined. The concept of the FPO (Farmers Producer Organizations) was introduced by a committee headed by economist Y.K. Alagh in the year 2000 and in 2003, the committee passed the Producer Company Act by incorporating Part IX-A into the Company Act of 1956. In recent years, the FPO concept has gained major attention across the country. But how much the new policy on FPOs focuses on farmers' participation and how successful it is at the ground level needs to be assessed. The present study, entitled "Appraisal of Farmers Producer Organizations in Nagaur District of Rajasthan" was undertaken to study the socio-economic profile of FPO members as well as to identify the stakeholders involved in FPO formation. The study also emphasized the institutional and business performance of FPOs, as well as the problems faced by their members and suggestions to strengthen their functioning. The study was conducted in two FPOs in Nagaur district, Rajasthan, with 120 respondents. The members were interviewed personally through a well-structured interview schedule. The respondent’s profiles revealed that most members were from the middle age group, educated up to high secondary, belonged to joint families, and had agriculture as main occupation. Most of them were categorized under the semi-medium category of land holding, were from medium annual income category, associated with one organization of social participation, had a medium level of extension contacts, and medium level of mass media exposure. The main reason behind respondents joining FPOs was to enhance family income and buy inputs at a lower cost. The study also reported that twelve stakeholders were actively involved in the formation of FPOs, and among these funding agencies and customers were the major stakeholders. The performance analysis of FPOs revealed that 50.00 percent of performance indicators were in the medium-level categories, whereas 25.00 percent of the indicators were in the high-level and low-level categories, respectively. However, in the case of business performance, both FPOs were in the yellow zone (average performance), with a score of 71.64. The study also revealed that "Poor credit facilities" and "Heavy paperwork and bookkeeping" were perceived as the most and least severe problems faced by the members, respectively. "Input supply on subsidiary rate" and "Membership charge should be reduced" were perceived as major and minor suggestions by respondents to strengthen the functioning of FPOsThesisItem Open Access Herbicidal weed management in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)(Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 2022-07-25) Yadav, Manisha; Singh, IshwarA field experiment entitled “Herbicidal weed management in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)” was conducted at Instructional Farm, Mandor, Jodhpur during Rabi season of 2021-22. Field experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with Ten treatments and replicated thrice. The treatments taken in the investigation were T1- Imazethapyr @ 50 g/ha at 20 DAS, T2- Propaquizafop+imazethapyr @ 50 g/ha at 20 DAS, T3- Sodium Acifluorfen+clodinafop propargyl @ 200 g/ha at 20 DAS, T4- Fomesafen+fluazifop-p-butyl @ 200 g/ha at 20 DAS, T5- Bentazon @ 750 g/ha at 30 DAS, T6- Pendimethalin+imazethapyr @ 750 g/ha as PE, T7 – Pendimethalin @ 750 g/ha as PE, T8- Sulfentrazone @ 75 g/ha as PE, T9- Weed Free and T10- Weedy Check. Among treatments, application of pendimethalin+imazethapyr @ 750 g/ha as PE significantly reduced weed density of Chenopodium murale L., Chenopodium album L. and Rumex dentatus L. as well as total density and dry weight of weeds at 30, 60, 90 DAS and at harvest. Similarly, higher weed control efficiency and Weed index was also obtained under these treatments. Weed free recorded significantly higher growth and yield attributing characters and yields over rest of the treatments. Among herbicidal treatments, plant height, no. of branches/plant, dry matter accumulation (g/m2) as well as yield attributing characters viz., no. of pods/plant, no. of seeds/pod, 100-seed weight and seed yield/plant of chickpea were produced significantly higher under application of pendimethalin+imazethapyr @ 750 g/ha as PE resulted in higher seed and stover yield. Despite higher yield and net returns, returns per rupee of investment (B:C ratio) were low with weed free treatment due to higher labour wages. Increase in seed and stalk yield, which subsequently improved gross returns, net returns and B: C ratio also and recorded highest under pendimethalin+imazethapyr @ 750 g/ha as PE.ThesisItem Open Access Variability Analysis for Morphological Traits in Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] Under Normal and Limited Moisture Conditions(Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 2021) Junjhadia, Sunita; Khandelwal, VikasAn experiment entitled “Variability Analysis for Morphological Traits in Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] Under Normal and Limited Moisture Conditionsˮ was conducted with 30 genotypes in Kharif, 2020 at Research Farm of ICAR-AICRP on Pearl Millet, Project Coordinating Unit, Mandor-Jodhpur (Rajasthan). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with 3 replications in two moisture conditions and observations of days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, leaf area, flag leaf area, plant height, panicle length, panicle girth, stem girth, number of productive tillers per plant, number of nodes per plant, 1000- grain weight, dry fodder yield per plant, relative water content, chlorophyll content, grain yield and drought susceptibility index were recorded. Analysis of variance depicted significant difference for all the traits under study, indicated that good amount of inherent variations are present. The phenotypic coefficient of variance was higher than genotypic coefficient of variance for all the traits under study, indicating influence of environment on expression of such traits. The highest value of PCV and GCV were observed for dry fodder yield per plant and the lowest for days to maturity in both moisture conditions. All the traits showed high heritability except days to 50% flowering, days to maturity in limited moisture condition and RWC in both moisture conditions. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance as per cent of mean was observed for grain yield, dry fodder yield, plant height, panicle length, panicle girth, stem girth, leaf area, flag leaf area, number of productive tillers per plant, number or nodes per plant, 1000 grain weight and chlorophyll content in both moisture conditions, indicating these traits were govern by additive gene action. Hence, for the improvement in grain yield, selection on these traits could be practiced. Analysis of correlation coefficient revealed that grain yield per plant had positive and significant correlation with flag leaf area, number of productive tillers per plant, 1000- grain weight, RWC and chlorophyll content in both moisture conditions. Moreover, in normal moisture condition panicle girth and dry fodder yield per plant also showed positive and significant correlation with grain yield per plant. These results illustrating that these traits important in contribution for grain yield. High variations were observed for drought susceptibility index (DSI) in this study. DSI values ranged between 0.350 and 1.376. The genotypes with low DSI value were considered as drought resistant, meanwhile, genotypes with high DSI value were considered as drought susceptible.ThesisItem Open Access Knowledge and Adoption of Recommended Goat Farming Practices under ARYA Project in Barmer District of Rajasthan(Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 2023-09-05) Rimpal; Kumar, MahendraA research study entitled "Knowledge and Adoption of Recommended Goat Farming Practices under the ARYA Project in Barmer District of Rajasthan" was undertaken to study the profile of respondents, knowledge and extent of adoption of recommended practices of goat farming among trained youth of the ARYA Project, and constraints faced by rural youth in the adoption of recommended practices of goat farming. The study was conducted in the Barmer District of Rajasthan with 120 respondents. The respondents were interviewed personally according to a well structured interview schedule. The data were classified, tabulated, and analyzed using suitable statistical tools. The profile of the respondents revealed that the majority of the respondents were educated up to high school level, had joint families, belonged to other backward classes, and had agriculture as their main occupation. Most of them are categorized as having a medium-sized land holding, a medium level of annual income, and a medium herd size. The respondents associated with one organization for social participation have a medium level of mass media exposure and extension contacts. The study also revealed that the majority of respondents had a medium level of knowledge about goat farming. Practice-wise, maximum knowledge was reported about "breeding practices" while minimum knowledge was reported about "health practices". Under breeding practices, respondents possess maximum knowledge about popular breeds of goat in the area whereas minimum knowledge about the appropriate male: female ratio in the herd. Under feeding practices respondents‟ maximum knowledge about the best browsing and grazing system for rearing goats, whereas poor knowledge was assessed about feeding green fodder to goats. Under marketing practices, respondents possess maximum knowledge about the appropriate age of selling a male kid whereas minimum knowledge assessed about the appropriate weight of the kid at the time of selling. Under housing practices respondents possessed maximum knowledge about the type of house, whereas poor knowledge was about the floor of the goat shed. Under health practices, respondents possess maximum knowledge about hygiene and sanitary conditions that have been followed at the goat farm whereas minimum knowledge about vaccination. It was found that 68.33 percent of respondents had a medium level of adoption. The extent of adoption regarding breeding practices was high, followed by feeding practices, health practices and marketing practices respectively. Among the five constraints, the one related to "Feeding constraints" was the major constraint perceived by the respondents, followed by Housing, Breeding, and Health constraints. The least perceived constraints were "Marketing constraints". Under feeding constraints "High-cost feed and fodder" and "Shortage of grazing land" were perceived as the most and least severe constraints. Under housing constraints "Lack of credit facility" and "Lack of adequate space" were perceived as the most and least severe constraints respectively. Under breeding constraints "Lack of artificial insemination canters" and "Problems of pre-mature delivery or abortion" were perceived as the most and least severe constraints, respectively. Under health constraints "Costly veterinary treatment" and "High mortality rate in kids" were perceived as the most and least severe constraints, respectively. Under marketing constraints "Lack of marketing facilities" and "Low market price for goat" were perceived as the most and least severe constraints.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of nano fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)(Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 2023-10-03) Meena, Lal Chand; Ramawat, NaleeniA field experiment entitled “Effect of nano fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)” was conducted at Instructional Farm, College of Agriculture, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) during kharif season 2022. Field experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design (FRBD) with sixteen treatment combinations and replicated thrice. The treatments were taken in the investigation viz. control (N0), Seed Treatment with 5ml/kg nano DAP (N1), Seed treatment with 5ml/kg nano DAP + one foliar spray of nano urea (2 ml/l of water) at 25 DAS (N2), Seed treatment with 5ml/kg nano DAP + Two foliar spray of nano urea (2 ml/l of water) at 25 and 35 DAS (N3) under nano fertilizers, however, control (F0), 100% RDN (F1), 75% RDN (F2), 50% RDN (F3), under RDN levels. Results revealed that application of Seed treatment with 5ml/kg nano DAP + Two foliar spray of nano urea (2 ml/l of water) at 25 and 35 DAS (N3) of sesame significantly had higher growth attributes viz. plant height (32.3, 69.1 and 99.6 cm), dry matter accumulation (1.78, 6.84 and 11.86 g/plant), chlorophyll content in leaves (SPAD value) (36.0, 50.3 and 70.3 SPAD-Value), number of branches (1.65 and 2.77), number of leaves (18.5, 49.8 and 81.3/plant) at 30, 45 and 60 DAS, respectively, as well as significantly increases yield attributing characters viz. length of capsule (2.6 cm), width of capsule (0.82 cm), number of capsules/plant (33.0/plant), weight of capsule (18.68 g/plant), number of seed/capsule (48.5/capsule), seed yield (888 kg/ha), straw yield (2079 kg/ha) and biological yield (2911 kg/ha) along with harvest index (30.42%) followed by the treatment with Seed treatment with 5ml/kg nano DAP + one foliar spray of nano urea (2 ml/l of water) at 25 DAS (N2). Similar trends were also observed with nitrogen and phosphorus content in seed (3.53 and 0.553%) and straw (1.77 and 0.283%) results in higher uptake of nitrogen and phosphorus by seed (33.42 and 4.62 kg/ha) and straw (32.91 and 5.76 kg/ha), respectively as well as protein content (22.03%) of sesame and showed significant superiority over rest of the treatments. Increase in seed and straw yield, which subsequently improved gross returns ( 67756 and 61413/ha), net returns ( 41857 and 36207/ha) and B C ratio (2.59 and 2.31) due to application of seed treatment with 5ml/kg nano DAP + Two foliar spray of nano urea (2 ml/l of water) at 25 and 35 DAS (N3) and seed treatment with 5ml/kg nano DAP + one foliar spray of nano urea (2 ml/l of water) at 25 DAS (N2), respectively. Results further revealed that among different levels of RDN, 100% RDN (F1) was remained at par with 75% RDN (F2) with respect to all parameters taken during experiment. Application of 100% RDN (F1) significantly increases growth attributes of sesame viz. plant height (33.3, 69.9 and 100.3), dry matter accumulation (1.85, 6.71 and 11.31 g/plant), chlorophyll content in leaves (SPAD value) (36.3, 49.6 and 69.8 SPAD value), number of branches (1.61 and 2.63/plant), number of leaves (18.2, 50.7 and 82.5/plant) at 30, 45 and 60 DAS, respectively, that enhanced yield attributing characters viz. length of capsule (2.6 cm), width of capsule (0.84 cm), number of capsules/plant (32.2/plant), weight of capsule (20.08 g/plant), number of seed/capsule (49.2/capsule), seed yield (922 kg/ha), straw yield (2161 kg/ha) and biological yield (3026 kg/ha) along with harvest index (30.59%) over its lower dose i.e. 75% RDN (F2), 50% RDN (F3) and control (F0). It was also recorded significantly higher nitrogen and phosphorus content in seed (3.08 and 0.552%) and straw (1.36 and 0.233%) results in higher uptake of nitrogen and phosphorus by seed (33.38 and 4.39 kg/ha) and straw (36.28 and 5.52 kg/ha), respectively as well as protein content (22.42%) of sesame over rest of the treatments, but remained at par with 75% RDN (F2). Improvement in yield of sesame, which subsequently improved gross returns ( 71566 and 59541/ha), net returns ( 46002 and 34116/ha) and B C ratio (2.80 and 2.26) under the treatment 100% RDN followed by 75% RDN, respectively. Based on net return and B C ratio, application of 75% RDN (F2) with seed treatment with 5ml/kg nano DAP + Two foliar spray of nano urea (2 ml/l of water) at 25 and 35 DAS (N3) was more remunerative treatments in sesame as compared to rest of the treatments.ThesisItem Open Access Studies on Downy Mildew Incidence in Pear! millet Incited by Sclerospora graminicola (Sacc.) Schoret & its Management(Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 2023-08-02) Surjeet; Bishnoi, J.P.Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) is a monocot species belongs to the family Poaceae and sub family Penicedae, having diploid genome (2n= 2x =14). Downy mildew, also known as green ear disease, is one of the most extensively spread and destructive disease of pearl millet. The pathogen Sclerospora graminicola showed a wide variation in the expression of symptoms specially in the development of malformed structures (green ear). Majority of early infected plants remained stunted and failed to form the ear head. Most of such infected plants of highly susceptible cultivars were dried and died prematurely. A survey conducted for downy mildew disease incidence in different tehsils of Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. Maximum disease incidence was recorded from Shergarh followed by Lohawat, Osian and Luni. However, minimum per cent diseases incidence was recorded from Bilara. Epidemiological study showed that the second fortnight of August to the first fortnight of September can be considered as window period for downy mildew incidence. Out of 35 pearl millet germplasm, none of the germplasm was found highly resistant (HR), twenty one germplasm found resistant (R) while, the eleven germplasm moderately resistant (MR), two germplasm moderately susceptible and one germplasm were found highly susceptible to Sclerospora graminicola. Out of 34 SSRs, 23 primers were polymorphic and amplified products varied from 100 to 400 bp and 11 were monomorphic. Seed treatment with metalaxyl 35% WP @ 6 g/kg seed + foliar spray with azoxystrobin 23% SC @ Iml/lit. at 40 days after sowing was significantly reduced the downy mildew incidence and increased the grain and fodder yield. The seed treatment with Trichoderma viride @ 10g/kg seed + soil application of T. viride @ 2.5 kg/100 kg FYM significantly reduced the downy mildew incidence and increased the grain and fodder yield.ThesisItem Open Access Studies on Dry root rot [Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid.] of Mothbean [Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal] and its Management(Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 2023-08-03) Jaimini, Megha; Verma, J.R.Mothbean [Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq). Marechal] is oldest pulses crop and affected by dry root rot diseases caused by Macrophomina phaseolina, it causes heavy yield losses during cropping season. Pathogen having a wide host range, survive in soil as saprophytic and in form of sclerotia, and management is difficult in nature, therefore it is a major problem in mothbean growing areas. The pathogen was isolated from infected root parts and purified by using hyphal tip cut technique. Proved pathogenicity through Koch’s postulates by using seed cum soil inoculation techniques and 87.64% disease incidence was observed. Out of 15 cultivars/varieties none of the variety was found immune against dry root rot. One variety RMO-2251 was found resistant, six varieties were moderately resistant, six were moderately susceptible, one was susceptible and salawas local was found highly susceptible. To study on effect of cultural media and temperature on growth of M. phaseolina found highest radial growth and excellent sclerotial formation on PDA and grew best at 30ºC temperature. Six fungicides were evaluated in vitro condition against M. phaseolina in which carbendazim 25% + mencozeb 50% was inhibited complete mycelial growth at 250, 500 and 1000 ppm concentrations. Among the organic amendments neem cake was found significantly reduced the dry root rot disease incidence and promote growth ability of mothbean crop.
