Screening of Pea Varieties, Germplasm Lines and Genotypes against Pea Wilt (fusarium Oxysporum f.sp. Pisi)

Field experiment has been carried during Rabi, 2009, to find out pea varieties, germplasm lines and genotypes against pea wilt incited by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. pisi. Among the pea verieties tested, Arkel was found most susceptible with significantly highest mean wilt incidence (22.66%), and this was followed by Latur local-1 (29 %) and Latur Local-2 (28%). Soldier was found moderately susceptible with mean wilt incidence of 19 per cent. Thus, pea variety Soldier may be preferred for sowing during first fortnight of October, so as to minimize the yield losses due to wilt incidence.