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Sorghum Diseases in India

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Vidyabhushanam: In the case of diseases, control<br />

is based entirely on resistance/tolerance<br />

that is fortunately advantageous for (attempt<strong>in</strong>g<br />

control of) most of the diseases. However, with<br />

<strong>in</strong>sects we are operat<strong>in</strong>g at a moderate level of<br />

tolerance and <strong>in</strong>sect control is ma<strong>in</strong>ly based on<br />

avoidance and cultivation practices. Nevertheless<br />

<strong>in</strong> the breed<strong>in</strong>g programs for crop improvement<br />

all aspects—like yield, pest and disease<br />

resistance, damage tolerance, and gra<strong>in</strong> quality—are<br />

taken <strong>in</strong>to account.<br />

370<br />

Obilana: S<strong>in</strong>ce many disease-resistant cultivars<br />

are susceptible to <strong>in</strong>sects, it is pert<strong>in</strong>ent to suggest<br />

that we utilize population-improvement<br />

techniques, which I see as the most plausible<br />

approach to <strong>in</strong>corporation of resistances to both<br />

<strong>in</strong>sects and diseases.<br />

The sorghum-population breed<strong>in</strong>g programs<br />

at SADCC/ICRISAT <strong>Sorghum</strong> and Millets Improvement<br />

Progarm and at ICRISAT Center are<br />

commendable but they need to be upgraded <strong>in</strong><br />

research time towands provid<strong>in</strong>g adaptable<br />

breed<strong>in</strong>g stock for national breed<strong>in</strong>g programs.

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