Cereals Program, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, 502 324.
Pearl millet lines resistant (<10% mean severity) to ergot (Claviceps fusiformi s Lov,) and/or smut (Tolyposporium penicillariae Bref,) and showing moderate resistance (damage rating 6 on a 1 to 9 scale) to oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata Wlk) under natural field conditions during the 1984 rainy season' were evaluated by artificial infestation/inoculation in greenhouse and field experiments at ICRISAT Center. Pearl millet lines ICMPES 28, ICMPES 29, and ICMPES 38 showed combined resistance to ergot, smut, and the armyworm, and ICMPS 600-3-2-1 showed resistance to both smut and the armyworm. The possible utilization of these lines in pear millet improvement is discussed,
