Screening of finger millet varieties for major diseases and identification of resistant varieties

Abstract

The present investigation was undertaken to evaluate the resistant genotypes amongst 26 varieties of finger millet against major diseases during kharif, 2018 at Agricultural Research Station, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. Among them none of the variety could exhibit the immune reaction, in which two varieties are found to be highly resistant and twenty two varieties are resistant whereas check, Udurumalliga recorded as highly susceptible to leaf blast. The percent disease incidence of neck blast ranged from 13.2 to 78.9 % where it was 10.0% in resistant check GE 4449 and 80.0% in susceptible check Udurumalliga. In case of finger blast, it was ranged from 13.0 to 78.9%, whereas the incidence was 79.5% in check. In case of banded blight, it was ranged from 26.9 to 93.3%, whereas the incidence was 94.9% in check.