KK Saini

Morphological Diagnosis of Macrophomina phaseolina, the Causal Agent of Charcoal Rot Disease in Cluster Bean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub] and a Study of its Pathogenicity

Manish Kumar, Dama Ram, KK Saini, Govind Junjadia & Surjeet · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

Charcoal rot of cluster beans caused by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. is a significant disease issue in the cluster bean cultivation regions of Rajasthan. The first signs of charcoal rot included leaf yellowing and wilting of plants that dried out within a week. Sick plan...