Author(s):

Dr. SS Chavan, Dr. DA Shinde and AM Kadam

Abstract: Soybean (<em>Glycine max</em> (L.) Merill) is one of the most important oilseed-cum leguminous crop gaining importance during recent years due to its short duration, drought resistance, high yielding ability and nutritive value. It is the world’s foremost provider of protein and oil.In Maharashtra, the area production and productivity of soybean were 39.76 lakh hectare, 46.16 lakh metric tonnes and 808 kg/ha, respectively (Anonymous, 2016). Soybean growing major states in the country are Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, etc.Among the fungal diseases infecting soybean crop, anthracnose/pod blight caused by <em>Colletotrichumtruncatum</em> is one of the most important and destructive disease.

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