%0 Journal Article
%@ 0191-2917
%A Kumar, K A
%A Jain, R P
%A Singh, S D
%D 1983
%F icrisat:5928
%I American Phytopathological Society
%J Plant Disease
%P 663-665
%T Downy Mildew Reactions of Pearl Millet Lines With and Without Cytoplasmic Male Sterility
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/5928/
%V 67
%X A total of 2,976 breeding progenies of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum) from four different sources possessing male-sterile and normal cytoplasm of the A1 sterile system were evaluated for susceptibility to downy mildew (caused by Sclerospora graminicola) employing an effective field-screening technique. Lines carrying male-sterile cytoplasm were found to be not more susceptible than those with normal cytoplasm, indicating that in pearl millet the A1 male-sterile cytoplasm is not involved in determining susceptibility to downy mildew