2010•Archives of Phytopathology and Plant ProtectionRequires access
Influence of inoculation withAscochyta rabieion the mineral contents of resistant and susceptible cultivars of chickpea
Muhammad Atif Randhawa, Muhammad Ilyas, Muhammad Usman Ghazanfar
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Abstract
The determination of mineral contents of healthy as well as Ascochyta rabiei inoculated resistant, moderately resistant, moderately susceptible and susceptible cultivars revealed that the amount of N, P, Zn and Fe did not vary much in healthy plants of the resistant and susceptible cultivars. The amount of K and S was greater in the susceptible cultivars compared to the resistant cultivars while the reverse was true for Cu and Mn. Barring the recovery of Cu and Fe, the amount of all other elements (N, P, K, S, Zn and Mn) was enhanced upon inoculation of resistant, moderately resistant, moderately susceptible and susceptible cultivars. There was a noticeable increase in the amount of K in the resistant cultivars and the reverse was true for P, S and Mg contents after inoculation.