Screening of Chickpea Varieties and Genotypes for Resistance to Sclerotinia Rot Caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) De Bary

Chickpea is an important pulse crop grown globally which is a vital source of dietary protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. The production and productivity of chickpea is hampered by many biotic factors, including Sclerotinia rot caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The current investigation was aimed to test a set of twenty chickpea varieties and genotypes against Sclerotinia rot under inoculated field conditions. None of the genotypes were found free from disease infection. However, H-208 (1.20%) and RSG-888 (2.00%) were identified as resistant, PBC-513 (6.06%), GNG-1969 (6.33%), PBC-518 (7.33%), JG-16 (7.60%), Radhey (8.07%), JG-315 (8.46%), PBC-512 (9.06%), PBC-532 (9.60%) and PBC-503 (9.80%), were found moderately resistant, PBC-502 (12.00%), GNG-1958 (16.93%), PBC-514 (17.06%), PBC-506 (18.73%), and GNG-1488 (19.06%) were moderately susceptible, GNG-2171 (33.27%), Dohad Yellow (36.73%), GNG-2144 (43.53%), and GNG-1499 (47.26%), were susceptible to the Sclerotinia rot disease.