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Ascochyta blight of chickpea
Ascochyta rabiei
Symptoms
Brown lesions with dark concentric rings on leaves, stems, and pods (very diagnostic), stem girdling causing whole-plant collapse, severely infected pods produce shrivelled + discoloured seed, in epidemic years entire fields can be killed within 2-3 weeks.
Plants affected
Treatment
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Common questions
- How do I recognise Ascochyta blight of chickpea on chickpea?
- Brown lesions with dark concentric rings on leaves, stems, and pods (very diagnostic), stem girdling causing whole-plant collapse, severely infected pods produce shrivelled + discoloured seed, in epidemic years entire fields can be killed within 2-3 weeks.
- Do I have to report Ascochyta blight of chickpea?
- No. Ascochyta blight of chickpea is not a notifiable organism, so there is nothing to report to an authority. Treat it as a normal garden problem.
- How is Ascochyta blight of chickpea treated?
- Mainly with biological and cultural measures — removing affected material, changing the conditions that favour it, and treating with agents approved in your country. The exact steps and their timing depend on the plant, the season and where you live: Dr. Phyto works them out in a free diagnosis.
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