Brown spot disease of maize (Zea mays) was first reported by Shaw from Bihar (India) in 1910. Since then it has been reported from China, USA, and Japan. Brown spot disease is of major significance in Rajasthan as it causes 16-21% loss of the crop under favourable environmental conditions. In other parts of the country, […]
Brown Spot Disease of Maize: Symptoms and Management | Plant Pathology
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Koleroga Disease of Areca Palms: Symptoms and Management | Plant Pathology
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Koleroga (kole = rotting, roga = disease) as it is called in Karnataka is otherwise called Mahali (heavy devastation) in Kerala or fruit rot in a number of places. This disease was first reported in India in 1906 and has been serious on areca palms (Areca catechu; supari) in the western peninsular parts of our […]
Damping-Off Disease of Seedlings: Symptoms and Management | Plant Pathology
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Damping-off disease of seedlings is widely distributed all over the world. It was first studied by Hesse (1874) in Germany. Seed and seedlings of almost all kinds of vegetables, cereals, and fruit and forest trees are affected by this disease. They are completely destroyed quite frequently by damping-off, or they die soon after they are […]