Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) is an important economical seed spice crops of Rabi season. In India Rajasthan and Gujarat is the major cumin growing states. High humidity during flowering and fruit set creates favorable condition for more severity of fungal diseases in cumin crop. Blight (Alternaria burnsii) and powdery mildew (Erysiphe polygoni) are most severe diseases of cumin and which adversely affect the economic yield of farmers. The present study on management of foliar diseases of cumin by using novel fungicides revealed that spraying of Fluxapyroxad 167 g/l + Pyraclostrobin 333 g/l SC @ 150g a.i/ha first at the time of incidence of the disease and second spray at 10 days interval significantly reduced the severity of alternaria blight and powdery mildew of cumin and also recorded the maximum yield as compared to control

Cumin, Alternaria blight, Powdery Mildew, Management

Different fungicides were tested at different concentrations for management of powdery mildew and alternaria blight of cumin. Among them the treatment T3 (Fluxapyroxad 167 g/l + Pyraclostrobin 333 g/l SC @ 150g a.i/ha) recorded the lowest PDI with highest seed yield of cumin. Till now the fungicides combination of Fluxapyroxad+Pyraclostrobin on cumin is not yet reported and these are promising for effective management of foliar diseases of cumin.

A.H. Sipai, Kotramma Addangadi and Lalita Saini (2025). Management of Foliar Diseases of Cumin by Using Novel Fungicides. Biological Forum, 17(9): 45-49