| In the beginning of present research the survey & collection of different varieties of seed of chickpea Viz Radhey, ICP-1454, ICC-1876, Avarodhi, Pragati, Ujjain-2, 21, 24, Gulab, Co-1, Kadale-23, BEG-482, and T-3 was done during the year 2011-2012 from local mandi of Kanpur city and other village markets. The seed sample were labeled at the time of collection by giving them collection number, harvesting time and place of collection. Collected seeds were cleaned by blowing and sieving. After cleaning, seeds were further dried and stored in a cool and dry place. The seed borne fungi associated with chickpea seeds were determined by the inspection of dry seeds, washing test, agar plate method and standard blotter methods. |