In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Worldwide Occurrence of Banded Leaf and Sheath Blight 2. Economic Importance and Epiphytotics of Banded Leaf and Sheath Blight 3. Symptomatology 4. Causal Organism. Worldwide Occurrence of Banded Leaf and Sheath Blight (BLSB): The Banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB) of maize was first reported from Sri Lanka. Since then, the occurrence [...]
The below mentioned article provides an introductory notes on maize. Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereal crops in the world agricultural economy as food, feed and industrial products. It is a miracle C4 crop and has a very high yield potential with its world average yield of 47.19 q/ha and ranks first among cereals followed [...]
In this article we will discuss about the pea rust disease caused by Uromyces Fabae. Introduction to Pea: Pea is one of the six major pulse crops cultivated globally and is second highest yielding legume, next to broad bean. It is consumed both as fresh vegetable as well as in a dried form constituting a significant amount of protein in [...]