Vol. 11, Special Issue 2 (2022)

Author(s):
Poonam Kumari, Shailesh Godika, Neelam Geat, Akansha Deora, Sunita Choudhary, Lokesh Kumar and Sunil Kumar

Abstract:
The present investigation on, “sclerotial status of pearl millet seed samples inKharif 2019 in Rajasthan”. Sclerotia are dormant stage of Claviceps fusiformis whichcausedergot of pearl millet pearl. The study was carried out to observed sclerotia of pathogen and find out the sclerotia per cent in collected samples. The maximum mean sclerotia per cent (on weight basis) was found in Alwar tehsil (3.44 per cent) and minimum was found in Phulera tehsil (1.20 per cent). The over all mean sclerotia per cent recorded was 2.63 per cent.