Table 1.
Effect of foliar spray of fungicides with different modes of action on BGM disease severity and grain yield in BGM susceptible chickpea variety “BARIchhola-1” under field conditions at Madaripur in Bangladesh during postrainy seasons of 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10.
| Treatments | Disease severity (1–9 score) | Grain yield (kg/ha) | Yield increase over control (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | Mean | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | Mean | ||
| Systemic fungicides | |||||||||
| Bavistin 50 WP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 1610 | 1478 | 1705 | 1598 | 23.11 |
| Protaf 250 EC | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5.67 | 1552 | 1212 | 1651 | 1472 | 13.40 |
| Protectant fungicides | |||||||||
| Vondozeb 42 SC | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6.33 | 1402 | 1369 | 1793 | 1521 | 17.18 |
| Combination formulation | |||||||||
| Acrobat MZ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 1695 | 1713 | 1688 | 1699 | 30.89 |
| Secure 600 WG | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.67 | 1703 | 1686 | 1910 | 1766 | 36.06 |
| Companion | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.33 | 1785 | 1804 | 2174 | 1921 | 48.00 |
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| Mean | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1625 | 1544 | 1820 | 1663 | 28 |
| Control | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7.33 | 1218 | 1139 | 1536 | 1298 | — |
| CV (%) | — | — | — | — | 12.35 | 12.35 | 7.94 | — | — |
| LSD (0.05) | — | — | — | — | 120.6 | 231.26 | 317.4 | — | — |