Agricultural Science Digest

  • Year: 2003
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue: 4

Field screening of sorghum entries against shootfly, Aherigona soccata (Rondani)

  • Author:
  • R.A. Balikai, B.D. Biradar
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 282 to 284

University of Agricultural Sciences, Oharwad, All India Co-ordinated Sorghum Improvement Project, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Bijapur - 586 101, India

Abstract

The results on the field evaluation of restorer lines of sorghum over three years (rabi 1993–94 to 1995–96) revealed that, among 28 lines tested in one set, thirteen of them (ICSR-170, SPV-1156, M 148–138, SPV-1173, IS-33742, A-I, SPV-462, IS-33859, SPV-570, SPV-489, KSV-18R, IS-33843 and 5-4-1 (Muguti) were found to be promising against shootfly. While in another set of 27 lines, fifteen entries (IS-18366, IS-12611, SPV-655, SPV-1155, Afzalpur local, SPV-839, IS-4657, IS-33751, DRC-1000, BRJ-17, Selection-3, DRV-20, IS-188758, M 35-1 and 5-4-1 (Muguti)) were found to be promising against shootfly in rabi season. These entries were statistically at par with the resistant check, IS-2312. These resistant restorer lines could be utilized in shootfly resistance breeding programme.