Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
SV Waghmare, JP Jagtap, VR Tatikundalwar and SV Babhare

Abstract:
A total of 375 fields in the districts viz., Beed, Jalna and Aurangabad, covering 15 tehsils with 75 villages of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state, were surveyed during two consecutive Kharif seasons each (2019-20 and 2020- 21) for disease incidence and disease severity of downy mildew of pearl millet at 30 DAS and 60 DAS. The maximum average downy mildew incidence of 4.05 and 5.7 per cent was noticed in Beed district at 30 DAS and 60 DAS respectively followed by followed by Aurangabad district (3.98% and 5.61%), Jalna (1.51% and 2.25%). Similarly maximum disease severity of 2.61% and 3.69%, was noticed in Aurangabad district at 30 and 60 DAS respectively, followed by Beed 2.22% and 3.20% and Jalna 0.88% and 1.45%. The overall mean downy mildew incidence was 3.18% and 1.90% at 30 DAS, 4.53% while overall mean downy mildew severity was 1.90% and 2.75% at 30 DAS and 60 DAS, respectively.