ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
A.J. DESHMUKH1*, V.P. PRAJAPATI2, P. SINGH3, R.P. BAMBHAROLIA4, H.E. PATIL5, B.K. PATEL6, C.J. PATEL7
1Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Waghai, 394730, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
2Department of Plant Pathology, ASPEE college of Horticulture, Vejalpore, 396450, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450 Gujarat, India
3Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Waghai, 394730, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
4Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Waghai, 394730, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
5Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Hill Millet Research Station, Waghai, 394730, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
6Department of Agronomy, Pulse Research Station, Navsari, 396450, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
7Department of Entomology, ASPEE Shakilam Biotechnology Institute, Surat, 395007, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : amol_deshmukhnau@nau.in
Received : 11-10-2023 Accepted : 28-11-2023 Published : 30-11-2023
Volume : 15 Issue : 11 Pages : 12741 - 12744
Int J Agr Sci 15.11 (2023):12741-12744
Keywords : Little millet, Screening, Blast, Grain Smut
Academic Editor : Dr Vijaya Lakshmi V
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Waghai, 394730; Hill Millet Research Station, Waghai, 394730 and Director of Research, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed
The Little millet (Panicum miliare L.) is an important cereal crop in hilly area of south Gujarat. The crop is particularly grown as a one of major cereal crop in The Dang district of south Gujarat. The crop is having its own significance as it is grown organically in this region with not much more use of agrochemicals. More over to this it possess fair levels of protein (22.50%), fat (27.50%), dietary fiber (30.00%) and calcium (0.377%) and thus an important nutraceutical grain for nutrient. Blast (caused by Pyricularia spp.) and grain smuts (caused by Macalpinomyces sharmae) are the common endemic diseases occurred on this crop and are regarded as one of the main constraints in high and quality yield production. The work on the screening of the varieties released and promising germplasms against major diseases is still lacking in the area. Thus keeping these points in view the present investigation will be taken up to screen different varieties and germplasms against blast and other diseases. Overall results of reaction against leaf, neck and panicle blast under natural condition revealed that out of seventeen genotypes or varieties screened against all the three stages of blast, nine entries viz., WV-124, WV-126, WV-130, WV-143, WV-145, WV-146, WV-151, GV-2 and GNV-3 showed resistant reaction while six entries viz., TNPSU- 163, TNPSU-171 TNPSU-174, GV-1, OLM-203, CO-2 and JK-8 exhibited moderately susceptible reaction, whereas, one genotypes WV-207 showed susceptible reaction to leaf blast disease. In case of neck blast all the entries screened showed resistant reaction except WV-207 showed moderately resistance reaction. None of entry was found susceptible to panicle blast as it was not observed and recorded from the last four year and thus regarded as highly resistant. The reaction of correlation studies between grain yield, fodder yield, plant height, numbers of tillers per plant and panicle length was found negative against leaf blast except maturity days where as correlation between grain yield, fodder yield, plant height, panicle length and maturity days was found positive against neck blast except number of tillers per plant. All the characters showed non-significant reaction against leaf as well as neck blast. Out of seventeen genotypes and or varieties screened against grain smut one entry viz., OLM-203 showed highly resistant reaction while twelve entries viz., WV-124, WV-126, WV-130, WV-143, WV-145, WV-146, WV-151, wv-207, GV-1, GV-2, GNV-3 and CO-2 showed resistant reaction. Three entries viz., TNPSU167, TNPSU-171 and TNPSU-174 exhibited susceptible reaction. Highly susceptible reaction was exhibited by the variety JK-8. The reaction of correlation studies between grain yield, fodder yield, plant height and maturity days was found highly significant and negatively correlated with grain smut severity index whereas numbers of tillers per plant and panicle length were found non-significant and showed positive and negative correlation against grain smut respectively
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