Temperature and Soil Moisture Stress Modulate the Host Defense Response in Chickpea During Dry Root Rot Incidence

Dry root rot caused by the necrotrophic phytopathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia bataticola is an emerging threat to chickpea production in India. In the near future, the expected increase in average temperature and inconsistent rainfall patterns resultant of changing climatic scenarios are strongly belie...

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Main Authors: U. S. Sharath Chandran, Avijit Tarafdar, H. S. Mahesha, Mamta Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.653265/full