Control of chickpea blight disease caused by Didymella rabiei by mixing resistance inducer and contact fungicide

► BTH induced SAR in chickpea start diminishing within four days of BTH application. ► Repeated sprays of BTH reduce chickpea blight below economic threshold levels. ► Repeated BTH sprays have yield penalties in chickpea. ► Mixed BTH and mancozeb applications as effective as two or three BTH sprays in blight control. ► Mixed BTH and mancozeb applications improve grain yield over BTH or mancozeb applications.