Abstract:
Isolates of Ascochyta rabiei were collected from different chickpea growing areas of Pakistan. The isolates were tested for virulence on two chickpea cultivars ILC-3297 (resistent) and ILC-1929 (susceptible). These isolates were found to synthesize different amounts of phytotoxins Solanapyrone A and C. The virulence of the isolates were found dependent upon the amounts of phytotoxins produced by these isolates.
I. A. Khan , J. A. Khan and S. S. Alam , 1998. Phytotoxins: The Cause of Virulence in Ascochyta rabiei. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 1: 75-77.