EFFICACY OF NEW FUNGICIDES AGAINST TURCICUM LEAF BLIGHT DISEASE OF MAIZEBharat Chandra Parime, Mallikarjuna N., Satya Kala K., Karambir Singh Hooda and Chikkappa G KarjagiAbstract Seven new fungicides were evaluated in vivo for two successive years of 2019-20 & 2020-21 during rabi against Exserohilum turcicum causing turcicum leaf blight of maize. The combination treatment of Azoxystrobin 18.2 w/w +Difenoconozole 11.4% w/w SC @ 0.10% as foliar spray at 3 days and 18 days after inoculation recorded the lowest percent disease index (PDI) in both the seasons together is 16.6 reducing the disease by 78.61% and also contributed for higher grain yield when compared with untreated control. The treatment which had a combination of Azoxystrobin 18.2% w/w + Cyproconazole 7.3% w/w SC @ 0.20% spray at 3 days and 18 days after inoculation was found to be the next best treatment in reducing the disease by 69.39 with PDI of 23.8. The treatments which were received a foliar spray at 3 days and 18 days after inoculation with systemic fungicides Pyraclostrobin 133g/l + Epoxiconazole 50g/l SE @ 0.15% and Kresoxim methyl 44.3%SC @ 0.10% found on par with each other in reducing the disease by 51.48% and 50.42% respectively. |