In this article we will discuss about the diseases and management of Grain Smut. Disease of Grain Smut: In India, the grain smut disease (Macalpinomyces sharmae) was first reported by Sharma and Khare (1987) from Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh. Later on, the disease was also reported from other parts of the country in sporadic from. Sharma and Khare (1987) [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Seed Borne Pathogen 2. Ways of Infection of Seed Borne Pathogen 3. Transmission 4. Detection Techniques 5. Prevention Methods. Introduction to Seed Borne Pathogen: Seed is the basic unit in crop production technology. It has attracted the agriculturist even in early days. Seed plays a vital role in associating micro-organisms [...]
The following points highlight the top three successive phases of seed transmission. The successive phases are: 1. Seed to Plant Transfer 2. Plant to Seed Transfer 3. Seed to Seed Transfer. Seed Transmission: Successive Phase # 1. Seed to Plant Transfer: Neergaard (1977) has classified seed to plant transmission of seed borne pathogens in to eight groups. (i) Intra-Embryal Infection [...]