Testing the efficacy of bio control agents and fungicides against fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris under in vitro conditions

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris is a ubiquitous seed and soil borne pathogen in several crops. It survives in the soil without host from several years. To manage the wilt pathogen is such as a difficult in crop management. The rhizobacteria as grouped under two categories by the cultural, morphological and biochemical characters. Ten isolates (CPs1 to CPs9) were identified as Pseudomonas sp. by medium to strong production of KOH, HCN production and siderophore synthesis.