Status of Macrophomina stem canker disease of pigeonpea in two districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh
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https://doi.org/10.59797/jfl.v25i1.1220Abstract
A roving survey was conducted during 2008-09 and 2009-10 of pigeonpe a crop at vari ous places of Varanasi and Mirzapur districts of Uttar Pradesh to know the status of Macrophomina stem canker (MSC). The MSC incidence recorded in the range of 1 to 60% in 2008-2009 and 0 to 19.5% in 2009-2010. The incidence during 2008-2009 was highest at Dhaurahara (60%) followed by Chilbilla (25%), Dugmugpur, Arjunpur and Basani (20%), Lalpurchatti (10.25%), Fulwaria (10%) and Sagarpur (9.5%). During 2008-09, hundred per cent disease prevailed in both the districts, while in 2009-10 crop season, the disease prevalence was 52.63% and 75% in Mirzapur and Varanasi di stri ct, respectivel y. Due to the more conduci ve weather conditions for disease development in 2008-09 crop season, the disease prevalence was so high.
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