Advanced studies on root infecting fungi of lentil and their control

Abstract

During, the lastlew-years. rcot-rot disease of Jentil plants greai losses in Inequality ami quantiiy of most leguminous plants. Isolation bnd identi fiction nf fungi associated with ruof-iotred lentil samples Qjllcctot l/jrii A govcmorntK (Shares, llakahlia, Giia. Sohag. Asauc and Quituj indicated die highly frequent isolated fungi were: Fusarivm oxyspnmir\r F. .\aluni, RhizQztonia solani and Sclervtium btituticata. Isolation and identification of fungi and bacteria a^rciated with ihuFsphere of healthy root* Icnlil samples The highly frequent is&latcd fungi and hadt-ria were. Trichocfenna barzkmvni {i isolates] and Baeittm suttiUs Q isulates)r Ana&r<imosis tests were carried nut between the four Rhiztictofiia isolates of lentil as well as with AG 1, AG-2-2, AG-3, AG-4 arid AG-5. positive reaction vrtip resulted lylween Rhizotlonia isolate* uf lentil and AG-4, therefore, they considered related XoR. sofoii AG-4 Palhogenicity lesisofthe four studied tungi*