tailieunhanh - Screening of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) genotypes against smut caused by moesziomyces penicillariae (Bref) vanky

Smut caused by Moesziomyces penicillariae is one of the major pearl millet diseases in India. in order to find out cost effective, economical and ecofriendly method to manage the disease attempts were made to identify the resistant sources of smut by germplasm screening. The field screening involved the artificial inoculation of the germplasm. Observations on smut severity were recorded 15-20 days after inoculation using smut severity (%) rating scale. Amongst 239 pearl millet genotypes comprising of initial varietal trial (IVT), advanced varietal trial (AVT) and final yield trial (FYT) were screened for their reaction to smut and identification of the resistant source against pearl millet smut. | Screening of pearl millet Pennisetum glaucum genotypes against smut caused by moesziomyces penicillariae Bref vanky