Collar rot is one of the major diseases of chickpea caused by Sclerotium rolfsii. In the present study, morphological and cultural variability of 20 isolates of Sclerotium rolfsii isolated from major chickpea growing areas of Andhra Pradesh were studied based on their growth rate, colony colour and appearance and Sclerotium colour, arrangement and maturity days of sclerotia using two solid media viz., Potato Dextrose Agar and Czapex Dok Agar. | Characterization of sclerotium rolfsii sacc. causing collar rot in chickpea isolates using cultural and morphological traits
