Division of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi-12
1Present address: Division of Mycology and Plant Pathology Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-12.
Three thousand eight hundred and sixty sorghum lines were tested for their resistance to sugary disease under artificial epiphytotic condition. Thirty five varieties, originating mostly from Africa and India and a majority belonging to the groups conspicuum and caudatum were rated resistant or they remained free of infection or only a few of florets became infected. Another 76 varieties were regarded resistant as more than 5 per cent of the florets per head became infected. These originated mostly from Africa, India and to a limited extent from U.S.A. and Japan. They mainly represented the groups, conspicuum, durra and caudatum.
