India is the largest producer and consumer of chickpea, contributing an elephant share (65 per cent) towards the global chickpea production. However, in recent past the changing climate has lead to the emergence of Dry root rot (DRR) disease in chickpea growing areas, which frequently encounters a prolonged dry spells coupled with high temperature. The disease is posing serious threat to chickpea cultivation by pronounced effect of devastation in susceptible cultivars. |