18.06.2013 Views

Sorghum Diseases in India

Sorghum Diseases in India

Sorghum Diseases in India

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Panicle diseases:<br />

1. Anthracnose (more damag<strong>in</strong>g); head smuts<br />

(more difficult)<br />

2. Head blight<br />

Virus diseases:<br />

1. MDMV-A (more prevalent)<br />

MDMV-B (less prevalent)<br />

2. <strong>Sorghum</strong> yellow band<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Comment: Maize chlorotic dwarf virus and<br />

brome mosaic virus (BMV) have no<br />

effect on the plant. BMV is a potential<br />

threat should it reach epidemic<br />

proportions (from the Compendium).<br />

Systemic diseases:<br />

Downy mildew, crazy top<br />

Mycoplasma diseases:<br />

Yellow sorghum stunt<br />

Overall priority rat<strong>in</strong>gs:<br />

1. Anthracnose<br />

2. Gra<strong>in</strong> mold complex<br />

3. Root and stalk rots<br />

4. Head smut<br />

5. Viruses<br />

6. Downy mildew<br />

7. Head blight<br />

8. Foliar diseases<br />

Group 3:<br />

Priority diseases <strong>in</strong> sorghum and <strong>in</strong>frastructure<br />

for research <strong>in</strong> Asia and the Far East<br />

Chairperson: J. S. Kanwar<br />

Rapporteurs: K. M. Anahosur<br />

N. G. Tangonan<br />

Attendees: T. Boon-Long<br />

S.C. Dalmacio<br />

T.B. Garud<br />

T. Kimigafukuru<br />

P.G. Mantle<br />

S. Pande<br />

R.V. Vidyabhushanan<br />

I. Priority diseases <strong>in</strong> gra<strong>in</strong> sorghum<br />

A. <strong>India</strong>:<br />

1. Postra<strong>in</strong>y (Rabi)<br />

a. Stalk rots<br />

b. Viruses (Somo/Mpomo)<br />

c. Rust<br />

2. Ra<strong>in</strong>y (Kharif)<br />

a. Gra<strong>in</strong> molds<br />

b. Ergot<br />

c. Stalk rots<br />

d. Leaf spots<br />

e. Downy mildew<br />

3. Overall<br />

a. Gra<strong>in</strong> molds<br />

b. Stalk rots<br />

c. Ergot<br />

d. Downy mildew<br />

B. Thailand<br />

1. Gra<strong>in</strong> molds<br />

2. Ergot<br />

3. Leaf diseases (gray leaf spot and anthracnose)<br />

C. Philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />

1. Foliar diseases (tar spot, gray, target, banded<br />

leaf and sheath blight)<br />

2. Gra<strong>in</strong> molds<br />

II. Priority diseases <strong>in</strong> fodder sorghum<br />

A. <strong>India</strong><br />

1. Leaf spots<br />

2. Downy mildew<br />

3. Ergot<br />

B. Japan<br />

1. Banded leaf and sheath blight<br />

2. Leaf spots (target or zonate)<br />

III. Priority <strong>in</strong>frastructure<br />

A. Collaboration between scientists with<strong>in</strong> regions<br />

and between regions<br />

B. Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

C. Fund<strong>in</strong>g for publication <strong>in</strong> widely circulated<br />

and commonly abstracted journals<br />

343

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!