1Department of Plant Pathology. S. V. Agricultural College Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
2Department of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Agriculture, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030 (AP).
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†Part of M.Sc. (Ag.) Thesis submitted by the senior author to Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, (AP), India during 2000.