Screening of barley germplasm and released cultivars against stripe disease (Drechslera graminea) under artifical inoculation condition

Abstract

Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is the fourth largest cereal
crop in the world with a share of 7% of the global cereal
production (Pal et al., 2012). It is mainly grown as a rabi
season crop in different temperate regions of the world
including India. Barley is used as a feed for animals,
malt for industrial uses and for human food. At present,
Barley is subjected to various fungal, bacterial, viral
and noninfectious diseases. The major barley diseases
prevalent in the world as well as in India include leaf
rust, covered and loose smut, spot or net blotch, powdery
mildew, stripe disease, bacterial blight and molya.
Stripe disease caused by Drechslera graminea (Telomorph:
Pyrenophora graminea) is an important seed borne disease
of barley and responsible for 21.6% - 31.9% yield losses
in Rajasthan.