Status of Anthracnose Disease Caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum in Major Mungbean Growing Area of Rajasthan, India

Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum is one of the most important diseases in the mungbean. A roving survey to assess the intensity of anthrcnose of mungbean was carried out at 60 locations comprising five districts of Rajasthan state during the Kharif season of 2022-23. The most extreme disease frequency was seen in plants at the flowering and podding stages. The overall mean disease intensity was observed to be 22.60%. Among the five districts, the lowest anthracnose intensity was noticed in Sikar (17.88%) followed by Nagaur (18.90%), while the highest anthracnose intensity was recorded in Jaipur district (28.93%) followed by Ajmer (24.64%) and Tonk (22.65%).