author(s)
Ghanshyam Kumar Pandey, Shafaat Ahmad, Sunil Zacharia and SK Malhotra

abstract
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L), wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri is the most destructive disease in India and also first reported from India in 1918. It is seed-borne as well as soil-borne pathogen. The results concluded that Soil inoculation with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri @ 100g/ plot of soil. Seed dressed with bio-control agents @ 4g/ Kg of seed and fungi-toxicants viz. neem leaf and neem bark powder @ 4g/ Kg of seed, bavistin and Thiram @ 3 g/Kg of seed. Observation of wilt incidence was recorded at 30, 60 and 90 DAS. Root length, Shoot length, Root weight and Shoot weight were also recorded at 30, 60 and 90 DAS. The wilt incidence was recorded minimum with Bavistin, Thiram and Trichoderma viride. The Shoot weight, Root weight, Shoot length and Root length was maximum when treated with Pseudomonas fluorescence (T₃), Trichoderma viride (T₂).