Sharma, M. and Pande, S. and Rao, J.N. and Kumar, P.A. and Reddy, D.M. and Benagi, V.I and Mahalinga, D.M. and Zhote, K.K. and Karanjka, P.N. and Eksinghe, B.S.
(2006)
Prevalence of Phytophthora Blight of Pigeonpea in the Deccan Plateau of India.
Plant Pathology Journal, 22 (4).
pp. 309-313.
Abstract
Phytophthora blight (PB), caused by Phytophthora
drechsleri f. sp. cajani is the third potentially important
disease of pigeonpea in the Deccan Plateau (DP) of
India after wilt and sterility mosaic. In the rainy-season
of 2005, an outbreak of PB was seen throughout DP. To
quantify the incidence and spread of the disease, a
systematic survey was conducted in the major pigeonpea
growing regions of DP during the crop season 2005.
Attempts were made to determine the effect of cropping
systems on the PB development and identify resistant
cultivars, if any, grown by farmers and on research
farms. Widespread incidence of PB was recorded on
improved, and or local cultivars grown in different
intercropping systems. Majority of improved cultivars
grown at research farms were found susceptible to PB
(>10% disease incidence). Pigeonpea intercropped with
groundnut, black gram and coriander had less disease
incidence (≤10%). Three wilt and SM resistant
pigeonpea cultivars KPL 96053, ICPL 99044, and ICPL
93179 were found resistant (<10%) to PB as well.
However, their resistance to PB needs confirmation
under optimum disease development environments
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Author Affiliation: |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India
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| Subjects: |
Plant Protection |
| Divisions: |
Pigeonpea |
| Depositing User: |
Mr T L Gautham
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| Date Deposited: |
14 Oct 2010 09:52 |
| Last Modified: |
14 Oct 2010 09:52 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/19 |
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