Four hundred forty one germplasm lines including exotic material in barley were screened under epiphytotic conditions to find out suitable sources of multiple resistance for major barley diseases (yellow rust, brown rust, barley blight and loose and covered smuts). Ninety two entries (6 & 2 rowed barley accerries) were found free from all the five diseases and were categorized as highly resistant. These can be utilized for evolving disease resistance varieties.
Barley, germplasm, epiphytotic, multiple resistance
