Advances in Applied Research
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 4

Artificial screening of Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe polygoni) in Blackgram and Greengram during Rabi season in Pudukkottai district

1Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Thanjavur - 612 101, Tamil Nadu, India

2Department of Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India

3Agricultural College Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Nagapattinam - 611 104, Tamil Nadu, India

4Sugarcane Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Cuddalore - 607 001, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding author Email : ahila.devi1@gmail.com

Online Published on 11 June, 2025.

Abstract

The present study was carried out to screen the resistant and suseptible entries of blackgram and greengram plants to powdery mildew disease under glass house conditions using the dusting, spraying and paper disc method. The entries viz., KUP-20-32, KUP-20-44 were found to be resistant to powdery mildew disease with a disease grade of 1 in blackgram. The entry KMP21-13 was resistant to powdery mildew disease with a disease grade of 1 in greengram.

Keywords

Blackgram, Greengram, Artificial screening, Powdery mildew