Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2019)
Survey on severity of turcicum leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum) of sorghum in major sorghum growing regions of Northern Karnataka
Author(s): Raghavender Yelgurty, SK Jayalkshmi, B Zaheer Ahamed, Sreedevi S Chavan and G Girish
Abstract: A roving survey was carried out to assess severity of turcicum leaf blight (TLB) in major sorghum growing regions of Northern Karnataka during kharif and rabi 2016-2017. The results revealed that the turcicum leaf blight caused by E. turcicum was observed in all the three districts surveyed and during kharif maximum TLB disease severity was observed in Kalaburagi, ARS (58.00%) followed by Gabbur (56.00%), Nandihal (52.00%), Andola (50.00%), Ganwar (48.00%), Devur (46.00%), Jalihal (42.00) and Huvinahippargi (40.00%) villages. The least disease severity was district. noticed in Mallapur (38.00%) of Raichur district. During rabi maximum disease severity was noticed in Sannur (22.00) followed by Jevoor (20.00%), Ganihar (18.00%), Polkamdoddi (12.00%) and Ankanhal (10.00%) villages. The least disease severity was noticed in Utnal (04.00) of Vijayapura.
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Raghavender Yelgurty, SK Jayalkshmi, B Zaheer Ahamed, Sreedevi S Chavan, G Girish. Survey on severity of turcicum leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum) of sorghum in major sorghum growing regions of Northern Karnataka. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(3):2734-2736.
