Evaluation of fungicides for the control of head smut in kodo millet
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A.K. JAIN
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Rewa 486 001
Keywords:
Head smut, kodo millet, control, fungicidesAbstract
Field trials were conducted at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India, in 1994-96 to assess the efficacy of chlorothalonil, carbendazim and methoxy ethyl mercury chloride [2-methoxyethylmercury chloride] at 2 g/kg of seed and tebuconazole at 1.0-1.5 g for control of head smut (Sorosporium paspali-thunbergii) in kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum) cvs. GPUK 3 (susceptible) and Sidhi local (resistant). Surface-sterilized seeds were artificially inoculated with the pathogen and treated with fungicide before planting. Results indicated that all fungicide treatments reduced head smut incidence, and best results (<1% incidence) were achieved with carbendazim, chlorothalonil and 2-methoxyethylmercury chloride.
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