IN-VITRO EVALUATION OF RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOME FUNGICIDES AGAINST SMUT (Tolyposporium penicillariae) DISEASE OF PEARL MILLET

摘要

Smut disease caused by Tolyposporium penicillariae Bref. is a constant and a potential threat to pearl millet, a staple crop of people residing in the rural India. In the present studies an effort was made to study the management of smut disease through fungicides under laboratory conditions. It was observed that out of all fungicides tested no fungicide could completely control the fungal growth but thiram was found most effective inhibiting growth of T. penicillariae by 85% followed by Bavistin; Mancozeb and Blitox 50.