Downy Mildew Disease of Pearl Millet


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Geographical distribution. Economic importance. Symptoms. Causal organism. Asexual phase. Sexual phase. Pathogenic variability. Disease cycle. Host range. Seed transmission. Mycoparasites. Another downy mildew pathogen on pearl millet. Control methods. Cultural. Chemical. Host-plant resistance. Management strategies for the control of downy mildew. Diversification of cultivars. Use of recovery resistance. Use of fungicides. Cultural practices.







Downy Mildew of Pearl Millet


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Downy Mildew in Pearl Millet


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Downy mildew caused by Sclerospora graminicola is a destructive disease affecting both vegetative and floral parts of the crop, causing huge monetary losses. It is prevalent in many parts of India and several African nations. Biochemical markers provides information of genetic and metabolic factors governing resistance. The content of this book focuses on finding out appropriate biochemical markers useful for screening downy mildew resistance in pearl millet. Different parameters such as isozymes, protein profilling (SDS-PAGE), molecular marker (RAPD), quality parameters, few stress metabolites and histochemical analysis have been analyzed. This book can be of use to the plant biochemists, pathologists, breeders and to the scientific community at large.







Screening Techniques and Sources of Resistance to Downy Mildew and Rust in Pearl Millet


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Significant progress has been made in developing highly effective and reliable laboratory/greenhouse and field screening techniques and in using them to identify resistance, and to develop cultivars resistant to downy mildew (Sclerospora graminicola). Using these techniques, 4771 accessions of pearl millet, 50 accessions of intermediate weedy forms, and 534 accessions of wild relatives, originating from 40 countries, have been screened in India and/or western Africa, and a large number of resistant sources identified. More than 20 breeding products have been developed and released for cultivation in India and Africa. Similar progress in developing cultivars resistant to rust (Puccinia spp.) has been made. This bulletin describes allthe currently known screening techniques and provides relevant information on important sources of resistance to these two diseases. It is expected to be useful to breeders and pathologists involved in improving pearl millet for genetic resistance to these two important diseases.




Ergot Disease of Pearl Millet


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Geographical distribution. Disease symptoms. Ergot-induced toxicity. Causal organism. Disease cycle. Disease management. Cultural control. Removal of sclerotia from seed. Eradication of collateral hosts. Chemical control. Biological control. Control through pollen management. Control through resistance. Background. Resistance screening technique. Development of resistant sources. Use of resistant sources in breeding.