Survey for Incidence and Severity of  Alternaria  Blight of Safflower in Different Districts of Marathwada Region

V. M. Gholve; S. V. Pawar; S. S. Wagh

Vol 9, No 1 (2016)
Pages: 219-222
Published: 2016-04-01

Survey for Incidence and Severity of Alternaria Blight of Safflower in Different Districts of Marathwada Region

V. M. Gholve , S. V. Pawar , S. S. Wagh

Affiliations
1 Department of Plant Pathology, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India

Survey was conducted in four districts of Marathwada region of Maharashtra during Rabi 2013 to know the incidence and intensity of leaf blight disease caused by Alternaria carthami. The disease was predominant in all the districts surveyed. Highest per cent disease incidence and intensity was reported in Hingoli (42.08 and 38.46 %, respectively). This was followed by Nanded (40.07 and 36.03 %, respectively).