Indian Journal of Scientific Research
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 1

Screening of rapeseed-mustard cultivars/lines for resistance against alternaria blight

  • Author:
  • R.B. Yadava,1, Ajay Kumarb, Abhishek Kumarc, S.K. Vermad
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 89 to 91

aDepartment of Botany, Janta Mahavidyalaya, Ajitmal, Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, India

bDepartment of Agricultural Botany, Janta Mahavidyalaya, Ajitmal, Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, India

cDepartment of Botany, CCSPG College, Heonra, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India

dDepartment of Botany, Janta Mahavidyalaya, Ajitmal, Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, India

1Corresponding author

Online published on 8 April, 2015.

Abstract

The study was conducted with the objective to assess the resistance source against Alternaria blight in rapeseed-mustard at Student's Farm, Chaudhary Charan Singh P.G. College, Heonra, Etawah (U.P.) during Rabi 2006–07. None of the 31 varieties/lines screened against Alternaria blight of the rapeseed-mustard was found immune or highly resistant. The variety NPN1 was found to be resistant with 9.2% incidence of disease. Five genotypes viz. NPC-15, PBC-2004-1, PRQ-2004-1, NDR-03-06 and PR-2003-30 were found to be moderately resistant. Ten lines were found to be moderately susceptible exhibiting 26 to 50% disease incidence. Nine lines were categorized as susceptible (51 to 75% disease incidence) and highly susceptible group comprised of 6 lines. Among all, line NPJ-102 exhibited the highest disease incidence (79.2%).

Keywords

Rapeseed, Mustard, Alternaria, Blight, Disease Resistance