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DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Fusarium Wilt Fusarium oxysporium f.sp.vasinfectum Verticilium Wilt Verticillium dahliae Grey mildew or Areolate mildew Ramularia areola Root rot Rhizoctonia bataticola Anthracnose Colletotrichum capsici and Glomerella gossipii Leaf blight Alternaria macrospora Boll rot -Complex disease F.monoliforme, C.capsici, A.flavus, A.niger Stenosis or Small leaf Phytoplasma (Mycoplasma like organism) Bacterial blight Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum […]
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 […]
DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Rust Puccinia helianthi Leaf blight Alternaria helianthi Root rot or charcoal rot Macrophomina phaseolina Head rot Rhizopus nigricans 1. RUST – Puccinia helianthi Symptoms Small, reddish brown pustules (uredia) covered with rusty dust appear on the lower surface of bottom leaves. In severe infection, numerous pustules appear on leaves leading to yellowing […]
DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Leaf blight Alternaria sesami Leaf spot or white spot Cercospora sesami Leaf and stem blight Phytophthora parasitica var sesami Root rot or charcoal rot Macrophomina phaseolina Wilt Fusarium oxysporium f.sp.sesami Powdery mildew Erisiphe cichoracearum Bacterial blight Xanthomonas campestris pv.sesami Bacterial leaf spot Pseudomonas sesami Leaf curl Nicotiana virus Phyllody Mycoplasma – like […]
White rust Albugo cruciferarum Leaf blight Alternaria brassicae 1. WHITE RUST / BLISTER- Albugo cruciferarum Symptoms Isolated, raised and shiny white pustules develop on leaves and stem. In severe cases, the entire plant may remain dwarf and only small leaves are formed. The pathogen is an obligate parasite. Mode of spread and survival The infection […]
DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Tikka early leaf spot Cercospora arachidicola Tikka late leaf spot Phaeoisariopsis personata Rust Puccinia arachidis Crown rot / Collar rot Aspergillus niger and A. flavus Dry root rot Macrophomina phaseolina Stem and pod rot Sclerotoum rolfsii Anthracnose Colletotrichum dematium Bacterial wilt Pseudomonas solanacearum Bud necrosis or ring mosaic Tomato spotted wilt virus […]
Da Damage limitation : The process of trying to limit or curtail the amount of damage or loss caused by a particular situation or event. Damages: Damages are pecuniary compensation given by the process of law to a person for the another has done him. Dangerous offender: A person who has committed a serious personal […]
1. WILT – Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. udum Symptoms The characteristic symptoms of the diseases are yellowing and dropping of leaves followed by drying of the plant and dark – streaks under the bark of roots and base of the stem. The vascular tissues exhibit brown discolouration and partial wilting of roots. The symptoms appear when […]
Common Pulse Diseases COMMON DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Dry root rot Macrophomina phaseolina Leaf spot Cercospora canescens Powdery mildew Erysiphe polygoni Rust Uromyces phaseoli-typica Anthracnose Colletotrichum lindemuthianum Bacterial blight Xanthomonas phaseoli Yellow mosaic Yellow mosaic virus Leaf crinkle Leaf crinkle virus RED GRAM / PIEGON PEA Wilt Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. udum Stem blight Phytophthora drechsleri f.sp. […]
DISEASES OF CUMBU/PEARL MILLET/BAJRA DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Downy mildew or green ear Sclerospora graminicola Ergot or sugary disease Claviceps fusiformis Smut Tolyposporium penicillariae Rust Puccinia penniseti 1. DOWNY MILDEW/GREEN EAR – Sclerospora graminicola Symptoms The first symptom appears in seedlings at 3-4 leaf stage. Affected leaves show patches of light green to light yellow colour […]
DISEASES OF MAIZE DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Downey mildew / Crazy top Peronosclerospora sorghi, P.philipenensis Charcoal rot Macrophomina phaseolina Head smut Sphacelotheca reiliana Leaf blight Helminthosporium maydis Rust Puccinia sorghi 1. DOWNY MILDEW OR CRAZY TOP- Peronosclerospora sorgi Symptoms The development of chlorotic streaks appears on the leaves and plants exhibit stunted and bushy appearance. White […]
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 […]
PESTS ON TUBER CROPS POTATO Cutworms, Noctuidae: Lepidoptera Common cutworm, Agrotis segetum Black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon Spotted cutworm, Xestia C-nigrum Variegated cutworm, Peridroma saucia Feed on foliage Cut tender stem Larvae remain in soil Larva dark brown in colour Pupates inside the soil Adult – brown fore wings with spots and markings Potato […]
MORINGA Moringa oleifera is a plant that is often called the drumstick tree, the miracle tree, the ben oil tree, or the horseradish tree. Moringa has been used for centuries due to its medicinal properties and health benefits. It also has antifungal, antiviral, antidepressant, and anti-inflammatory properties.Pod fly Gitona distigma (Drosophilidae: Diptera) Aematurely and full-fed caterpillars come out […]
CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES Cruciferous vegetables are vegetables of the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) with many genera, species, and cultivars being raised for food production such as cauliflower, cabbage, kale, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and similar green leaf vegetables. The family takes its alternative name (Cruciferae, New Latin for “cross-bearing”) from the shape […]
BHENDI Shoot and fruit borer Earias vittella, E. insulana (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) It is commonly known as cotton spotted bollworm and a major pest of bhendi. It is infesting okra, cotton and other malvaceous wild and cultivated plants. Summer bhendi suffers heavily by this pest, after which, it migrates to cotton. Caterpillars bore into tender shoots […]
TOMATO Fruit borer Helicoverpa armigera (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) It is a major pest of tomato. Main hosts are gram, cotton, citrus, indigo, cowpea, groundnut, linseed, sunflower, bhendi, chilli, millets, tobacco, etc. Young larvae feed on tender foliage and full-grown caterpillars attack fruits. They make circular boreholes and thrust their head inside fruit and eat inner contents. […]
PESTS ON SESAME Til Leaf and Pod Caterpillar, Antigastra catalaunalis Lepidoptera: Pyralidae A serious and regular pest. Young caterpillars feed on leaves. They also bore into the shoots, flowers, buds and pods. An early attack kills the whole plant, but infestation of the shoots at a later stage hampers further growth and flowering. The maximum […]
Aphid, Aphis craccivora Hemiptera, Aphididae They are small-sized insects (2 mm long), pear shaped, green, greenish brown or greenish black in colour. Adults are mostly wingless but few winged forms also seen. It has 12-14 generations per year Nymphs and adults suck sap from tender growing shoots, flowers, causing stunting and distortion of the […]