The present study revealed that the growth of R. bataticola was effectively inhibited (100%) by all the fungicides viz., Carbendazim (), Carboxin (), Mancozeb (), Carbendazim () + Carboxin () except inhibition () by Neem extract 5%. Similar trend was observed in pathogens viz., F. oxysporum f. sp. ciceri, Penicillium spp. and A. niger. The completely growth (100%) was inhibited by fungicides Carbendazim (), Carboxin (), Carbendazim () + Carboxin () followed by Mancozeb (, and %). | Evaluation of fungicides and botanicals against major seed-borne pathogen of chickpea seed isolated from Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh, India