Microbial inoculants are globally recommended for plant growth promotion and control of
plant pathogens. These inoculants require stringent quality checks for sustainable field …

Phomopsis vexans is one of the most destructive fungal pathogens associated with eggplant
and currently poses a significant threat to eggplant production worldwide. The detrimental …

The power of molecular genetic techniques to address ecological research questions has
opened a distinct interdisciplinary research area collectively referred to as molecular …

Pearl Millet is an important crop coarse grain cereal crop in the semi arid tropics which is
extremely susceptible to oomycete plant pathogen Sclerospora graminicola causing downy …

Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is the essential food crop for over ninety million
people living in drier parts of India and South Africa. Pearl millet crop production is harshly …

A sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) marker was developed for screening
drought tolerant genotypes in sugarcane. Of 150 RAPD decamer primers, used to identify …

Leaf blight and fruit rot disease caused by Phomopsis vexans is a devastating disease of
brinjal. The detection of P. vexans in plant parts and seeds of brinjal can be complicated …

Downy mildew caused by Sclerospora graminicola is a devastating disease of pearl millet.
Based on candidate gene approach, a set of 22 resistance gene analogues were identified …

This chapter discusses major diseases of millets under three sub‐headings, viz., sorghum
diseases, pearl millet diseases and small millet diseases. Sorghum diseases such as grain …

Downy mildew (DM) of pearl millet, caused by fungus Sclerospora graminicola, is the most
destructive disease of pearl millet which can cause grain yield losses up to 60%. Also …