DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Root rot Macrophomina phaseolina Powdery mildew Oidium sp. Leaf spots Alternaria sp. Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) Cassava mosaic gemini virus (CMG) 1. Root rot – Macrophomina phaseolina Symptom Symptoms include yellowing of foliage, reduced leaf size, and eventual death of the plant due to root rot. The affected tissues show shredding of […]
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Diseases Of Sorghum Plant – Agricultural study material
DISEASES OF SORGHUM DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Charcoal rot Macrophomina phaseolina Downy mildew / leaf shredding Perenosclerospora sorghi Rust Puccinia purpurea Grain smut / kernal smut / covered smut Sporisorium sorghi Loose smut Sporisorium cruenta Long smut Tolyposporium ehrenbergii Head smut Sporisorium reiliana Ergot / sugary disease Claviceps sorghi Leaf blight Helminthosporium turcicum Rectangular leaf spot […]
Disease of Barley Plant – Agricultural study materials
DISEASES OF BARLEY DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Leaf rust Puccinia hordei Stem rust Puccinia graminis f.sp. secalis Stripe rust Puccinia striiformis Covered smut Ustilago hordei Loose smut Ustilago nuda Powdery mildew Erysiphe graminis f.sp. hordei Bacterial leaf blight Pseudomonas syringae pv. Syringae Barley stripe mosaic Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) 1. Stem rust — Puccinia graminis […]
Pests On Tuber Crops – Potato, sweet potato – Insects study materials
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 […]
Pest in Bhendi or lady’s finger – Free Online Studymaterial
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 […]
Pest Of Lily, Neriyum, chyrysanthemum,Crotons, Teak, casuarina, Bamboo, Eucalyptus, Neem etc
PESTS OF LILY Leaf caterpillar Polytela gloriosa Noctuidae : Lepidoptera Adult – brown with yellow and red markings. Larva -leaf feeder PESTS OF NERIUM Sphingid caterpillar Deilephila nerii Sphingidae : Lepidoptera Adult: Robust, green moth with yellow markings Leaf butterfly Euploea core Danaidae : Lepidoptera Larva: Blackish brown, […]
Pest Affecting the Production of Jasmine and Rose – Jasmine and Rose pest study material
PESTS OF JASMINE Budworm, Hendecasis duplifascialis Hmpsn Pyraustidae Lepidoptera Caterpillar makes hole on the flower bud and feeds on the inner content. Larva also attacks 2 -3 buds and buds are webbed together by silken threads. Adult is a small white moth with black palpi and three lines on the abdomen and hind legs. Larva […]