Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

Vol. 28, Aug Suppl. Issue 2022; Page No.(S456-S459)

STATUS OF BACTERIAL BLIGHT DISEASE IN MAJOR CLUSTER BEANGROWING DISTRICTS OF RAJASTHAN, INDIA

Anita Jat, P.S. Shekhawat and K.K. Saini

Abstract

Bacterial blight pathogen (Xanthomonas axonopodispv. cyamopsidis) of clusterbean caused considerable damageevery year during Kharif season and sometimes become very severe, which results in heavy loss in grainyield. During survey, On the basis of district wise over all mean data during kharif 2018 and 2019, themaximum per cent disease index (31.59) was recorded in Jaipur than followed by Sikar (19.26) and leastPDI was observed at Bikaner district (10.03) and maximum per cent disease index (35.42) was recorded inChomu tehsil followed by Jamwa Ramgarh (33.33), Shahpura (26.04), Danta Ramgarh (22.96), Srimadhopurand Sikar (17.40), Lunkaransar (11.35), Nokha (11.23) and least PDI was observed at Bikaner tehsil (7.52).