Biointensive management of wilt disease of lentil through biocontrol agents and organic amendments

Lentil (Lens culinaris M.) is an important dietary source of protein and other essential nutrients in South and West Asia, North and East Africa. Lentil crops are susceptible to a number of diseases caused by fungi and other parasites. Among them, the most significant and serious soil-borne disease is Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lentis: Fol). Systematic studies in laboratory, cage house and field trials were conducted (2016-17 to...