TY  - RPRT
N2  - Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), an important staple food crop in the semiarid
tropics of the world, is infected by a number of diseases. Important among
these are downy mildew (Sclerospora graminicola), blast (Pyricularia grisea),
rust (Puccinia substriata var. indica), ergot (Claviceps fusiformis) and smut
(Moesiziomyces penicillariae) that individually or in combination cause substantial
yield and quality losses. Effective and economic control of these diseases
can be achieved by growing disease resistant varieties and hybrids. In order
to develop disease resistant cultivars, it is important to have effective disease.............

N1  - The authors thank Dr HK Sudini for his critical review and useful suggestions.
The support and cooperation of technical staff members of the Cereals Pathology
department is also duly acknowledged.
AV  - public
A1  - Thakur, R P
A1  - Sharma, R
A1  - Rao, V P
TI  - Screening Techniques for Pearl Millet Diseases. Information Bulletin No. 89
UR  - http://oar.icrisat.org/5527/
Y1  - 2011///
ID  - icrisat5527
M1  - technical_report
EP  - 56
PB  - Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India
CY  - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 
ER  -