Dr. I. B. KapadiyaBAVALIYA MEENABEN MANSANGBHAI2023-12-152023-12-152022-09https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810203542Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] is an important food legume belonging to the family Fabaceae and growing across the world many tropical and subtropical regions. Cowpea is considered as a nutrient dense food and also known as “poor man’s meat”. Stem rot is common disease of cowpea caused by Sclerotium rolfsii and is epidemic which had been reported in worldwide warm moist climate condition. The disease appears at any growth stage of plant and causes severe damage with great yield loss.EnglishThesis