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Cereals The word cereal is derived from Ceres, which according to the Roman mythology denotes “Goddess of agriculture”. All cereals are members of grass family (Poaceae) that are grown for their edible starchy seeds. The prominence of cereals as food plants is due to the following attributes: i. Greater adaptability and successful colonisation on every […]
DISEASES OF WHEAT DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Black / Stem rust Puccinia graminis tritici Leaf / brown / orange rust Puccinia recondita Yellow / stripe rust Puccinia striiformis Loose smut Ustilago nuda tritici Flag smut Urocystis agropyri Rough spore bunt / stinking bunt Tilletia caries Smooth spored bunt Tilletia foetida Kernal bunt Neovassia indica Powdery mildew […]
Important diseases of rice DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM FUNGAL DISEASES Blast Pyricularia oryzae Brown spot or Sesame leaf spot Bipolaris oryzae (Helminthosporium oryzae) Sheath blight Rhizoctonia solani Sheath rot Sarocladium oryzae Narrow brown leaf spot Cercospora janseana Stem rot Sclerotium oryzae Foot rot or Bakanae disease Fusarium moniliforme False smut Ustilaginoidea virens Udbatta disease Ephelis oryzae […]