1All India Coordinated Research on Pearl Millet, Jodhpur Agricultural University, Jodhpur-342 304, India
2Department of Plant Pathology, CoA, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner-334 006 (Rajasthan), India
3Department of Plant Pathology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University. Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India
Department of Plant Pathology, COAJodhpur Agricultural University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan-342 304, India
*(e-mail: anandparoda84@gmail.com)
Online published on 6 December, 2022.
The utilization of resistant varieties is a classical approach to prevent the catastrophic losses caused by pearl millet blast with reduction in the cost of production and increased yield. Therefore, a study was conducted during the kharif 2020 at collage farm, College of Agriculture, Jodhpur to identify resistance sources against blast disease in pearl millet crop. Thirty-one pearl millet hybrids along with one susceptible check were screened against blast disease caused by Pyricularia grisea under field condition. Among them 24 hybrids showed 12–33% disease severity with disease rating scale 2–3 were considered moderately resistant. Four hybrids showed 34–55% disease severity and disease rating scale 4–5 were considered moderately susceptible. Three hybrids showed 56–77% disease severity with disease rating scale 6–7 and therefore were considered susceptible and one hybrid showed >78% disease severity with disease rating scale 8–9 was considered highly susceptible. None of the cultivars showed highly resistant and resistant reaction under field condition.
Blast, Hybrids, Pearl millet, Pyricularia grisea, Screening
