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Pulses are rich source of vegetative protein and play an important role in nutritional security of a substantially vegetarian population of India. The pulse crops are invariably grown under risk-prone rainfed environments. Root rot is one of the major problem being faced by farmers of Nellore district in cultivating Bengal gram. The present study was carried out to evaluate the perfiormance of soil application of Trichoderma viridae (2Kg/acre) + FYM (180Kg/acre) and Neem cake (20Kg/acre) in controllingthe root rot in Bengal gram in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. The results revealed that The percentage increase in recommended practice over farmers practice on an average is of 36.36%. Thus it is clearly reveals intervention from the table that soli application of Trichoderma viridae (2Kg/acre) + FYM (180Kg/acre) and Neem cake (20Kg/acre) enhances the productivity and yield by controlling of root rot disease in Bengal gram.

Keywords: On- farm demonstration, Pulses, Rainfed, Root rot and Fusarium wilt, Trichoderma viridae.