Fusarium Wilt Affecting Chickpea Crop

Warda Jendoubi, Mariem Bouhadida, Amal Boukteb, Mohamed Béji and Mohamed Kharrat
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Warda Jendoubi: Field Crops Laboratory, University of Carthage, INRAT, Rue Hedi Karray, 2080 Ariana, Tunisia
Mariem Bouhadida: Field Crops Laboratory, University of Carthage, INRAT, Rue Hedi Karray, 2080 Ariana, Tunisia
Amal Boukteb: Field Crops Laboratory, University of Carthage, INRAT, Rue Hedi Karray, 2080 Ariana, Tunisia
Mohamed Béji: Field Crops Laboratory, University of Carthage, INRAT, Rue Hedi Karray, 2080 Ariana, Tunisia
Mohamed Kharrat: Field Crops Laboratory, University of Carthage, INRAT, Rue Hedi Karray, 2080 Ariana, Tunisia

Agriculture, 2017, vol. 7, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) contributes 18% of the global production of grain legume and serves as an important source of dietary protein. An important decrease in cropping area and production has been recorded during the last two decades. Several biotic and abiotic constraints underlie this decrease. Despite the efforts deployed in breeding and selection of several chickpea varieties with high yield potential that are tolerant to diseases, the situation has remained the same for the last decade. Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris (Foc) is the major soilborne fungus affecting chickpeas globally. Fusarium wilt epidemics can devastate crops and cause up to 100% loss in highly infested fields and under favorable conditions. To date, eight pathogenic races of Foc (races 0, 1A, 1B/C, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) have been reported worldwide. The development of resistant cultivars is the most effective method to manage this disease and to contribute to stabilizing chickpea yields. Development of resistant varieties to fusarium wilt in different breeding programs is mainly based on conventional selection. This method is time‐consuming and depends on inoculum load and specific environmental factors that influence disease development. The use of molecular tools offers great potential for chickpea improvement, specifically by identifying molecular markers closely linked to genes/QTLs controlling fusarium wilt.

Keywords: chickpea; fusarium wilt; molecular markers; genetic resistance; molecular assisting selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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