EVALUATION OF TURMERIC ACCESSIONS FOR TOLERANCE TO FOLIAR DISEASES

R.S. MISHRA¹*, V.P. PANDEY^2
1Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant, N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224229, Uttar Pradesh, India
²Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant, N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224229, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : drramsumanmishra@gmail.com

Received : 03-12-2019     Accepted : 27-12-2019     Published : 30-12-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 24       Pages : 9308 - 9309
Int J Agr Sci 11.24 (2019):9308-9309

Keywords : Turmeric, Accession, Foliar Diseases, Yield
Academic Editor : Dr Vijaya Lakshmi V, Dr Bozidar Benko, Dr R G Kala
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author is thankful to Department of Vegetable Science and Vegetable Farm. Author is also thankful to Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant, N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224229, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Turmeric is a sacred spices of India is seriously affected by foliar diseases caused by Taphrina maculans and Colletotrichum capsici. Although the diseases can be kept under check with repeated chemical sprays, but excessive use of fungicides pose a threat due to pollution and health hazards, which thereby attempt have been made to evaluate 15 accession of turmeric against foliar diseases. Among them NDH-128 have been found tolerant against Colletotrichum leaf spot (14.2 PDI) and Taphrina leaf blotch (25.6 PDI) diseases with good rhizome yield. However NDH-123 was tolerant against Taphrina leaf blotch and NDH-130 for Colletotrichum leaf spot. NDH-135 gave higher fresh rhizome yield (40.66 t/ha).

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