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Identification and Utilization of Ergot Resistance in Pearl Millet

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/1016/
Research Bulletin no. 17
 
Title Identification and Utilization of Ergot Resistance in Pearl Millet
 
Creator Thakur, R R
Rai, K N
King, S B
Rao, V P
 
Subject Millets
 
Description Ergot (Claviceps fusiformis) is an important disease affecting pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum). Host-plant resistance has been
central to the disease management strategies at ICRISAT Center, and accordingly the identification, utilization, and deployment
of resistance to ergot has been a major objective of pearl millet improvement research. This bulletin summarizes research work
done at ICRISAT since 1977, which has led to the development of an effective field screening technique, based on a proper
understanding of pathogen biology and disease epidemiology, and the role of pollination in ergot infection and resistance
identification; development of ergot-resistance sources; determination of the stability of resistance; and utilization of some of
these sources of resistance to breed agronomically elite ergot-resistant materials, especially hybrid seed parents.
More than 11 100 pearl millet entries were screened, and plants with
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 1993
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/1016/1/RA_000252.pdf
Thakur, R R and Rai, K N and King, S B and Rao, V P (1993) Identification and Utilization of Ergot Resistance in Pearl Millet. Monograph. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.