Pigeonpea diseases: resistance-screening techniques. ICRISAT. Information Bulletin No. 9

Nene, Y L and Kannaiyan, J and Reddy, M V (1981) Pigeonpea diseases: resistance-screening techniques. ICRISAT. Information Bulletin No. 9. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Abstract

Over 50 diseases have been reported to affect pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan [L] Millsp.), a widely grown tropical legume crop. Economically important diseases are wilt, Phytophthora blight, sterility mosaic, witches' broom, and rust. To assist plant breeders develop disease-resistant material, easy and effective techniques to screen germplasm and breeding material have been developed and standardized for some diseases-Details of these techniques are given, supported by 23 color illustrations and a nine-point rating scale for the ready identification of resistant breeding material.

Item Type: Monograph (Documentation)
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Subjects: Mandate crops > Pigeonpea
Depositing User: Library ICRISAT
Date Deposited: 26 Sep 2011 08:45
Last Modified: 16 Sep 2013 10:30
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/1929
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