STUDIES ON TURCICUM LEAF BLIGHT OF MAIZE AND IT’S MANAGEMENT”
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2019
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DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND
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Maize is a member of the grassy family Gramineae. It is third most important cereal crop in the world after wheat and rice. Maize is considered as the queen of cereals by virtue of contributing to about one-third of its production. Maize has became a staple food in many parts of the world used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup. Among the different diseases, turcicum leaf blight caused by Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) Leonard and Suggs is the most important and destructive foliar disease in maize growing area of Gujarat and causing considerable yield loss.