Bio-intensive Management of root and Stem rot (Macrophomina phaseolina (Tasi) Goid) of Sesame

Field experiments were conducted on sesame during Kharif 2014 to 2016 at JNKVV farm, with seven treatments and three replications using susceptible variety of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), VRI-1, to find out the effect of Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas florescence (either alone or in combination) on incidence of charcoal rot disease caused by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tasi) Goid. Seed treatment with Trichoderma viride (5g/kg seed) + Pseudomonas florescence (10 g/kg seed) and soil application of T. viride or Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 2.5 kg/ha before sowing was found effective for the management of this disease.