Crop Name: Chana
Disease Name : Fusarium wilt disease
- This is the most prominent disease affecting chickpea crops.
- It can infect the crop at any stage.
- The risk of infection is highest during the first month after sowing, and it can reduce yield by 20–25%.
- Symptoms of this disease appear in mature to adult plants.
- Lesions are visible on affected plants.
- Germinated seedlings may collapse.
- Leaves and stems show tissue shrinkage, appearing dark green, brown, or colorless.
- Perform deep plowing during the summer season.
- Select healthy seeds. Adopt a proper crop rotation.
- Use varieties resistant to damping-off disease.
