From 2017 to 2019, 51 A. rabiei isolates were isolated from 259 chickpea fields across IKR. On different media, 32 showed significant differences in morphological characteristics. The divided into six groups based on colony color, five mycelium color and three pycnidia color. CSMDA was the best media for mycelial growth. AS-28 significantly surpassed all other diameter despite type. growth vari...

The population structure of Ascochyta rabiei (teleomorph: Didymella rabiei ) in Tunisia was estimated among five populations sampled from the main chickpea growing regions using simple sequence repeat markers (SSR) and a mating type ( MAT ) marker. Mating type 2 isolates ( MAT1-2 ) had reduced genetic and genotypic diversity relative to mating type 1 isolates ( MAT1-1 ). This result, coupled wi...

Mycosphaerella blight, caused by Mycosphaerella pinodes (Berk. & Bloxam) Vestergr., is the most important foliar disease of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) worldwide (2,7,16,17,23,30,31). In Canada, average dry seed yield losses caused by this disease have been estimated at 10%, and losses of over 50% have been reported in field trials (28,34). Management for Mycosphaerella blight is limited to fu...