Effect of biological and chemical fungicides on the incidence of phytopathogens in pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivation

Abstract

The application of a chemical seed treatment fungicides exhibited superior efficacy in mitigating the incidence of Fusarium root rot compared to biological fungicides. The integration of a biological fungicide with inoculants enhanced the suppression of Fusarium pathogens relative to treatments lacking this component. Moreover, the chemical fungicide demonstrated greater effectiveness in controlling the causal agents of ascochyta blight of pea, powdery mildew, and rust, as opposed to biofungicidal treatments.