Diseases of Pearl Millet and their Management

Kumar, A. (2011) Diseases of Pearl Millet and their Management. In: Plant Health and their Management. - (-). Agrobios, India, pp. 33-45. ISBN -

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Abstract

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.) is one of the vital crops that feed poor people inhabiting in semi-arid and arid tropics of Asia and Africa and provide basic sustainable living (Nutsugah et al., 2002). It is usually cultivated as a food, feed / fodder and fuel crop in regions that are too hot, too dry and / or have soil constraints that prevent economic production of other staple food grain crops (Hash and Witcombe, 2002). Pearl millet accounts for 50 % of the total millets in the world, and India produces more than half of world’s pearl millet in an area of ten million hectares. Areas planted with pearl millet are estimated at 15 million hectares annually in Africa and 14 million hectares in Asia. India alone accounts for 10.3 million ha with a total annual production of 7 million tonnes (Singh, 1995). The high yielding peal millet hybrids having good tillering ability and a large number of compact, well filled ear- heads were introduced but the desired production potential could not be attained. One of the major factors, responsible for poor yield, is the susceptibility of these hybrids to diseases.

Item Type:	Book Section
Author Affiliation:	Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur-342003, India
Subjects:	Plant Protection
Divisions:	Millet
Depositing User:	Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2015 08:16
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2015 08:16
URI:	http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/13991

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