eprintid: 5527
rev_number: 8
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datestamp: 2012-02-17 03:21:53
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type: monograph
metadata_visibility: show
contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@cgiar.org
creators_name: Thakur, R P
creators_name: Sharma, R
creators_name: Rao, V P
icrisatcreators_name: Thakur, R P
icrisatcreators_name: Sharma, R
icrisatcreators_name: Rao, V P
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: India
title: Screening Techniques for Pearl Millet Diseases. Information Bulletin No. 89
ispublished: pub
subjects: S1.5
full_text_status: public
monograph_type: technical_report
note: 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.
abstract: 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.............

date: 2011
date_type: published
publisher: Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India
place_of_pub: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 
pages: 56
institution: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 
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citation:   Thakur, R P and Sharma, R and Rao, V P  (2011) Screening Techniques for Pearl Millet Diseases. Information Bulletin No. 89.  Technical Report. Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics .     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/5527/1/Information_Bulletin_no_89.pdf