Survey on blast [Pyricularia grisea [(Cooke) Sacc.] disease of finger millet in major finger millet growing areas of Andhra Pradesh
Author(s):
Padma A, Devi RSJ, Reddy BBV, Prasanthi L, Patro TSSK and Naidu GM
Abstract:
Finger millet blast caused by Pyricularia grisea is a major yield limiting factor in finger millet growing areas of Andhra Pradesh. A roving survey was conducted to assess blast disease incidence in finger millet crop during Kharif 2020 in Andhra Pradesh. The highest PDI of finger millet blast was noticed in fields of Salur village (59.20%) of Salur Mandal in Vizianagaram district and the least disease incidence was recorded in Somidevipalle village (5.02%) of Racherla mandal of Prakasam district. It was concluded that, maximum incidence in Vizianagaram district might due to monocropping, prevalence of congenial micro climate and existence of initial inoculum.
How to cite this article:
Padma A, Devi RSJ, Reddy BBV, Prasanthi L, Patro TSSK, Naidu GM. Survey on blast [Pyricularia grisea [(Cooke) Sacc.] disease of finger millet in major finger millet growing areas of Andhra Pradesh. Pharma Innovation 2021;10(11):910-914.