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Semester V

Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and Their Management (Kharif Crops)-I

PPT 311 · 2 (1+1) credit hours

Syllabus

Topic-wise syllabus

Each topic covers the symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, epidemiology and management of the major diseases of the crop listed.

Theory

15 topics · 19 lectures

Theory topics
No.TopicLectures
Unit I
1Rice: Blast, Brown Spot, Sheath Blight, False Smut, Bacterial Leaf Blight, Bacterial Leaf Streak, Tungro, Khaira2
2Maize: Banded Leaf & Sheath Blight, Southern and Northern Blight, Downy Mildew2
3Sorghum: Smuts, Grain Mold & Anthracnose1
4Bajra: Downy Mildew & Ergot; Finger Millet: Blast & Leaf Spot1
5Groundnut: Early, Late Leaf Spots, Rust & Wilt1
6Soybean: Rhizoctonia Blight, Bacterial Spot, Seed & Seedling Rot and Mosaic1
Unit II
7Cotton: Anthracnose, Vascular Wilts and Black Arm1
8Black and Green Gram: Web Blight, Cercospora Leaf Spot, Anthracnose and Yellow Mosaic2
9Banana: Sigatoka, Panama Wilt, Bacterial Wilt and Bunchy Top1
10Papaya: Foot Rot, Leaf Curl & Mosaic; Pomegranate: Bacterial Blight1
11Coconut: Bud Rot, Ganoderma Wilt; Tea: Blister Blight; Coffee: Rust1
Unit III
12Tomato: Damping Off, Wilt, Early & Late Blight, Leaf Curl and Mosaic2
13Brinjal: Phomopsis Blight, Fruit Rot and Sclerotinia Blight1
14Beans: Anthracnose, Bacterial Blight1
15Okra: Yellow Vein Mosaic; Ginger: Soft Rot1

Practical

7 topics

Practical topics
No.Topic
1To study the symptoms of Blast, brown spot of rice, sheath blight and bacterial leaf blight of rice, Rhizoctonia and Cercospora leaf spot of green gram / black gram
2To study the symptoms of early blight and late blight of tomato, Phomopsis blight of brinjal
3Acquaintance with Fungicides, Antibiotics and Biopesticides and their Use in Management of Diseases of Field & Horticultural Crops
4Acquaintance with Biopesticides and their Use in Management of Diseases of Field & Horticultural Crops
5Identification and Histopathological Studies of Selected Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops Covered in Theory
6Field Visit for the Diagnosis of Field Problems
7Field Visit for Collection and Preservation of Plant Diseased Specimens for Herbarium

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