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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2001 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 53-55
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2001.53.55
Biochemical Effects of Phytotoxins on Chickpea and its Possible Role in Wilt Disease
Iftikhar A. Khan, S. S. Alam and A. Jabbar

Abstract: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris and its phytotoxins induced the leakage of electrolytes from chickpea leaflets, A direct correlation was found between the conductivity of the leaching solution and susceptibility to chickpea wilt. The resistant varieties (CM88 and ILC-3279) released lesser amount of electrolytes as compared to the susceptible varieties (Aug-424 and ILC-1929). The losses of most of the electrolytes such as phosphates, total phenols, protein, carbohydrates, K+ and Ca+ 2 were significantly higher in toxin treated tissues than in control of both the cultivars. There was a little effect of toxin on leakage of Na+ ion in resistant or in susceptible cultivars. The susceptible cultivars released higher amount of phosphates, carbohydrates and K+/Ca+2 ions from toxin treated tissues than the resistant cultivars.

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Iftikhar A. Khan, S. S. Alam and A. Jabbar, 2001. Biochemical Effects of Phytotoxins on Chickpea and its Possible Role in Wilt Disease. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 53-55.

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