Vol. 3, Issue 8, Part K (2017)

Abstract
A survey was undertaken in nine tahsils (Gangakhed, Jintur, Manwat, Palam, Parbhani, Pathri, Purna, Sailu and Sonpeth) of Parbhani district during June to August in Kharif, 2016. In all, 42 soybean fields were surveyed (roving survey) for recording the pod blight intensity and per cent pod infection of soybean pod blight disease. The higher pod blight intensity and per cent pod infection was noticed on the soybean field of Gangakhed tahsil, followed by Manwat, Palam, Parbhani, Pathri, Jintur, Sailu, Purna and Sonpeth. The variety JS-335 showed the maximum pod blight intensity and per cent pod infection in all surveyed tahsils. The average pod blight intensity and per cent pod infection of pod blight disease was (30.68%, 33.88%) in Parbhani District, respectively. The highest pod blight intensity and per cent pod infection (37.22%, 42.42%) respectively, was noticed in Gangakhed tahsil, followed by Manwat (37.10%, 41.28%), Palam (30.49%, 36.92%), Parbhani (31.20%, 33.64%), Pathri (29.88%, 32.75%), Jintur (29.50%, 31.88%), Sailu (28.82%, 31.18%), Purna (28.17%, 28.52%) and Sonpeth (23.75%, 26.40%) respectively. The lowest pod blight intensity and per cent pod infection (23.75%, 26.40%) was noticed in Sonpeth tahsil. The pathogen was isolated and purified. Its pathogenicity was proven in pot culture. The fungal (Colletotrichum truncatun is fungi) pathogen was identified as Colletotrichum truncatum.