Management and Biochemical Studies on Charcoal Rot of Cowpea Incited by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi.) Goid.
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2019
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College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University
Abstract
Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] is an important pulse
crop. It is grown in various parts of Indian subcontinent. It has different
growth habits i.e. erect, semi-erect, trailing, climbing and bushy
growths. It can be used as a pulse, vegetable as well as fodder crop in
India. The consumption varies in different ways like the tender young
leaves and green pods are used as vegetables while several snacks
and main meal dishes like dal are prepared from the grain. The seeds
can also be preserved by canning or freezing. It is also used as green
manure crop. It is grown to flowering and then incorporated in soil as a
green manure. All the plant parts that are used for food are nutritious. It
consists of over one hundred different species widely found in the
tropical and sub-tropical regions and has a great morphological and
ecological diversity (Ng and Monti, 1990). It is a most versatile pulse
crop since it has smothering nature and drought tolerant characters. It
is a native to central Africa and belongs to the family Fabaceae.