Disease of Major Crops
Rice (Oryza sativa)
|
Disease |
Causal Organism |
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Blast |
Magnaporthe oryzae (Syn. Pyricularia oryzae) |
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Brown Spot |
Bipolaris oryzae (Helminthosporium oryzae) |
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Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) |
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae |
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Sheath Blight |
Rhizoctonia solani |
|
Sheath Rot |
Sarocladium oryzae |
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False Smut |
Ustilaginoidea virens |
|
Tungro Virus |
Rice tungro bacilliform virus + rice tungro spherical virus |
|
Stem Rot |
Sclerotium oryzae |
|
Grassy Stunt |
Rice grassy stunt virus (transmitted by Nilaparvata lugens) |
|
Leaf Scald |
Microdochium oryzae |
Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
|
Disease |
Causal Organism |
|
Brown Rust (Leaf Rust) |
Puccinia triticina |
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Yellow Rust (Stripe Rust) |
Puccinia striiformis |
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Black Rust (Stem Rust) |
Puccinia graminis tritici |
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Loose Smut |
Ustilago tritici |
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Karnal Bunt |
Neovossia indica (Tilletia indica) |
|
Hill Bunt (Stinking Smut) |
Tilletia caries |
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Alternaria Leaf Blight |
Alternaria triticina |
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Powdery Mildew |
Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici |
|
Tundu Disease |
Corynebacterium tritici + Anguina tritici |
|
Foot Rot |
Fusarium graminearum |
Maize (Zea mays)
|
Disease |
Causal Organism |
|
Downy Mildew |
Peronosclerospora sorghi |
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Turcicum Leaf Blight |
Exserohilum turcicum |
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Maydis Leaf Blight |
Helminthosporium maydis (Bipolaris maydis) |
|
Banded Leaf & Sheath Blight |
Rhizoctonia solani |
|
Rust |
Puccinia sorghi |
|
Head Smut |
Sphacelotheca reiliana |
|
Common Smut |
Ustilago maydis |
|
Charcoal Rot |
Macrophomina phaseolina |
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
|
Disease |
Causal Organism |
|
Red Rot |
Colletotrichum falcatum |
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Smut |
Sporisorium scitamineum |
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Wilt |
Fusarium moniliforme |
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Ratoon Stunting |
Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli |
|
Pokkah Boeng |
Fusarium moniliforme |
|
Leaf Scald |
Xanthomonas albilineans |
|
Mosaic |
Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) |
|
Grassy Shoot Disease |
Mycoplasma-like organism (phytoplasma) |
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea)
|
Disease |
Causal Organism |
|
Tikka Disease |
Cercospora arachidicola & Phaeoisariopsis personata |
|
Rust |
Puccinia arachidis |
|
Collar Rot |
Aspergillus niger |
|
Wilt |
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. arachidis |
|
Bud Necrosis |
Groundnut bud necrosis virus (GBNV) |
|
Root Rot |
Macrophomina phaseolina |
|
Peanut Mottle |
Peanut mottle virus |
Pulses (Legumes)
|
Crop |
Disease |
Causal Organism |
|
Chickpea |
Wilt |
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri |
|
Chickpea |
Ascochyta Blight |
Ascochyta rabiei |
|
Pigeonpea |
Wilt |
Fusarium udum |
|
Pigeonpea |
Sterility Mosaic |
Sterility mosaic virus (transmitted by Eriophyes shivensis) |
|
Lentil |
Rust |
Uromyces viciae-fabae |
|
Mungbean |
Yellow Mosaic |
Mungbean yellow mosaic virus (MYMV) |
|
Cowpea |
Mosaic |
Cowpea mosaic virus |
|
Pea |
Powdery Mildew |
Erysiphe pisi |
Oilseeds
|
Crop |
Disease |
Causal Organism |
|
Mustard |
Alternaria Blight |
Alternaria brassicae |
|
Mustard |
White Rust |
Albugo candida |
|
Mustard |
Downy Mildew |
Peronospora parasitica |
|
Sunflower |
Downy Mildew |
Plasmopara halstedii |
|
Sunflower |
Alternaria Leaf Spot |
Alternaria helianthi |
|
Sesame |
Phyllody |
Phytoplasma (transmitted by Orosius albicinctus) |
|
Castor |
Wilt |
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ricini |
|
Linseed |
Rust |
Melampsora lini |
Horticultural Crops
- Fruits
|
Crop |
Disease |
Causal Organism |
|
Mango |
Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides |
|
Mango |
Malformation |
Fusarium moniliforme var. subglutinans |
|
Banana |
Panama Wilt |
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense |
|
Banana |
Sigatoka Leaf Spot |
Mycosphaerella musicola |
|
Apple |
Scab |
Venturia inaequalis |
|
Apple |
Fire Blight |
Erwinia amylovora |
|
Citrus |
Canker |
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri |
|
Grapes |
Downy Mildew |
Plasmopara viticola |
|
Grapes |
Powdery Mildew |
Uncinula necator |
|
Papaya |
Mosaic |
Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) |
