Thirty day old seedlings of each genotype were uprooted, wahsed and inoculated by dipping their roots
in freshly prepared inoculum suspension for two hours. Inoculated seedlings were transplanted in two rows of
5 m at 20 x 15 ern spacing in puddled field having practically no standing water to avoid washing of inoculum. Field was irrigated 24 h after transplanting. The crop was raised following recommended agronomic practices.