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growing and abundantly-sporulating isolates induced moderately susceptible disease
reaction on the above cultivars and constituted more virulent race 2. Isolate
J 101 gave moderately susceptible reaction on line 1-13 and was distinguished as
a biotype of race 2.
Fourteen chickpea lines identified as resistant by different workers in the
world were found to be moderately susceptible to race 2. Line 1528-1-1 from
Morocco, however, showed resistant reaction to this race.
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