Annals of Plant Protection Sciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 1

Management strategies for Pearl Millet Downy Mildew (Sclerospora graminicola)

  • Author:
  • S.S. Rajput, R.K Pandya, Raju Panse1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 128 to 130

1Department of Horticulture, JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P.

Department of Plant Pathology, RVSKVV, Gwalior, M.P.

*Email: rkpanse_jnkvv@yahoo.com

Online published on 19 August, 2013.

Abstract

The effect of soil application of botanicals (i.e. cakes of neem, mustard, linseed and til, plant extracts of neem, datura, eucalyptus, parthenium and calotropis, butter milk & cow urine), the cow urine, butter milk, oil cakes and botanicals imparted a significant role on the control of downy mildew in pearl millet. Application of butter milk @ 5% (33.2%) was found most effective in respect of downy mildew control.

Keywords

Oil cakes, Pennisetum glaucum, Sclerospora graminicola