• Neelam Gurung
• Sushen Pradhan
• Bharat Chandra Basistha
• Veena Pande

Ginger is a third economically important crop grown after large cardamom and citrus in Sikkim. The crop is susceptible to number of pests and disease, the most common disease being rhizome rot caused by Fusarium spp. and Pythium spp. which destroys the yield during cultivation as well as in storage. Farmers are incurring severe losses due to pest and disease for the past many years. However, apart from information provided in this paper, there is a need to gather more information about pathogens, which provides a way to search for prevention and treatment strategies. Infected ginger rhizomes were collected from different parts of Sikkim. The present study reports the association of Fusarium incarnatum (Desm.) Sacc. (synonym: Fusarium semitectum) with rhizome rot of ginger. Morphologically it is floccose with abundant powdery aerial mycelium and brown pigmentation 3 to 4 septate heterogenous macroconidia of 20 µm were observed. Pathogenicity test revealed 38.48% PI value causing moderate rhizome rot. This is the first record of ginger rhizome rot caused by F. incarnatum in Sikkim. With this report crop protection will certainly strengthened and a potential component for integrated disease management to prevent and control rhizome rot in ginger field could be suggested to the farmers.

Fusarium incarnatum, Zingiber officinale, rhizome rot, Pathogenicity, Sikkim

"FIRST REPORT: ASSOCIATION OF FUSARIUM INCARNATUM WITH RHIZOME ROT OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROSCOE IN SIKKIM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.398-403, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808699.pdf

"FIRST REPORT: ASSOCIATION OF FUSARIUM INCARNATUM WITH RHIZOME ROT OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROSCOE IN SIKKIM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp398-403, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808699.pdf