Rust Puccinia carthami Leaf spot Cercospora carthami Leaf blight Alternaria carthami 1. RUST- Puccinia carthami Symptoms The pustules (uredosori) are chestnut brown in colour and scattered throughout the leaves. Later, black teliosori are formed on the leaves. Stem girdling occurs in older plants and rust pustules also appear on roots. Uredia and telia are produced […]
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DISEASES OF MINOR MILLETS
TENAI / FOX-TAIL MILLET Blast Pyricularia setariae Leaf spot or leaf blotch Helminthosporium setariae Smut Ustilago crameri Downy mildew or green ear Sclerospora graminicola KUDIRAIVALI Smut Ustilago crus-galli VARAGU / KODO MILLET Head smut Sorosporium paspali-thunbergii Ergot or sugary disease Claviceps paspali PANIVARAGU / SMALL MILLET Rust Uromyces linearis SAMAI Smut Sphacelotheca destruens Downy mildew […]