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Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Vol. 8, Issue 5 (2019)

Evaluation of blast severity of pearl millet field in Morena and Sheopur districts of Madhya Pradesh

Author(s):

Ramkumar Meena, Ajay Singh Kaurav, Gopala and RK Pandya

Abstract:
Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br)] is one of the assured Kharif crop. It is popularly known as “Bajra” grown for grain and forage. The consumption of pearl millet grain is more common in villages due to its high nutritive value. In Morena and Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh, the blast has become an important biotic constraint.
Survey was carried out in major pearl millet growing districts of Madhya Pradesh viz., Morena and Sheopur to find out the incidence of blast during July to November 2014-15. For recording disease observation, five plants were randomly selected and tagged. The observations on blast were recorded on tagged plants by using 1-9 scale. The severity of blast in the surveyed villages was in the range of 8.55% in Bhopatpur village of Joura block to 16.50% in Mebra village of Vijaypur block. The maximum severity of blast in Morena district was recorded in Porsha block 13.28%, Kailarash (13.07%), Morena (12.28%), Sabalgarh (11.57%), Pahadgarh (11.35%) and Ambah (10.57%) while a minimum of 9.48% was recorded in Joura block of Morena district. The blast severity in both the surveyed blocks of Sheopur (Karahal-14.20%, Vijaypur-15.28%) was comparatively higher than all the blocks of Morena district. The blast severity was higher in Sheopur district than Morena and it was generally higher in late sown field.

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How to cite this article:
Ramkumar Meena, Ajay Singh Kaurav, Gopala and RK Pandya. Evaluation of blast severity of pearl millet field in Morena and Sheopur districts of Madhya Pradesh. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2019;8(5):689-691.

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