Advances in Life Sciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 1

Survey and Occurrence of Leaf Spot of Brinjal Caused by Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler in Jaipur District

  • Author:
  • Laxman Prasad Balai1,, R.R. Ahir1
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 71 to 72

1Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner

Department of Plant Pathology, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner-303 329

*E-mail: laxmanbhu08@gmail.com

Online published on 23 May, 2013.

Abstract

Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) is a major vegetable crop of India. Leaf spot caused by Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler was an important disease resulting into severe problems of this crops in the vicinity of Jobner in Jaipur districts of Rajasthan. Leaf spot disease intensity was observed upto 25.32%. Maximum disease intensity was observed in Bagru (25.32%) while minimum in Phulera (9.20%).

Keywords

Alternaria, Survey, Brinjal, Disease Intensity