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Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
An intensive survey was conducted at flowering to ripening of capsule to record the incidence of charcoal rot in ten agroclimatic zones of Odisha during rabi 2014-15. Almost all the fields were infected by more than one disease. The major diseases of sesame recorded were Macrophomina stem and root rot, Cercospora leaf spot, Alternaria blight, powdery mildew, phytopthora blight and phyllody to some extent. Incidence of foliar diseases such as Alternaria blight, Powdery mildew, Cercospora leaf spot ranged from grade 2-4, 0-3 and 1-2 respectively with maximum incidence at Balianta. Phyllody, a phytoplasma disease was also seen in many fields ranging from 0-2.3%. Phytopthora blight was observed in some patches. Fusarium wilt recorded 0.5-9.78% with highest incidence at Bheden. Macrophomina stem and root rot was found in all the fields surveyed ranging from 8.0-23.8% with highest incidence at Balianta and lowest at Agarpada.