Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
A review: Current status of niger diseases and their integrated management
Author(s): KN Gupta, Rajani Bisen and Akanksha Tiwari
Abstract: Niger (Guizotia abyssinica) is a oilseed crop which plays significanrt role in the food and nutritional security of the poor tribal. It is cultivated to limited extent in Ethopia, South Africa, East Africa, West Indies and Zimbabve. India ranks first in area, production and export of Niger in the world. In India it is mainly cultivated in tribal pockets of M.P., Orissa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Karnatka and Andhra Pradesh. Niger is although considered as a minor oilseed, is very important in term of quality and taste of its oil and export potential. Niger is a crop of dry area grown mostly by tribal in interior places due to which desired attention has not been given on the biotic and abiotic stresses. Now the crop is gaining importance and studies are being made on disease aspects. The important diseases of Niger are Ozonium wilt (Ozonium texanum var. parasiticum Thirum.), Collar rot (Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.), Macrophomina root and stem rot [Macrophomina phaseolina (Maubl.) Ashby], Damping off/root rot (Rhizoctonia solani), Cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora guizoticola), Alternaria blight (Alternaria sp.), Curvularia leaf spot (Curvularia lunata), Powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca sp.), Rust (Puccinia guizotiae), Bacterial leaf spot (Xanthomonas campestris pv. guizotiae), Seed rot/ Seed borne microorganisms and Cuscuta (Cuscuta hyalina). The information on important diseases of Niger and their integrated disease management (IDM) are discussed in this review.
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KN Gupta, Rajani Bisen, Akanksha Tiwari. A review: Current status of niger diseases and their integrated management. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):2131-2135.
