Screening of Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) Germplasm to Blight and Wilt Diseases caused by Alternaria burnsii and Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. Cumini

Author: G.L. Kumawat* , A.C. Shivran, Ram Kunwar, S.S. Punia and Jitendra Singh

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Abstract

Cumin is one of the most valuable crop specially for the arid region farmers. Cumin seeds have a typical pleasant aroma due to an aromatic alcohol, amino and spicy taste. It is largely used as condiment and an essential ingredient in all mixed spices and carries powers. Cumin faced many challenges in production is affected by diseases which are responsible for heavy yield losses. Among this blight caused by Alternaria burnsii and powdery mildew incited by Erysiphe polygoni are important and serious diseases observed to be cause significant losses in grain quantity as well as quality. Continuous efforts were made from time to time to screen and select resistant genotypes of cumin against the blight and wilt diseases. Since host plant, resistance is an effective, economic and environmentally safe component in an integrated approach to keep plant diseases below the threshold level. Seventy eight (78) cumin germplasm/lines were screened for their resistance to blight and wilt diseases in n

Keywords

Cumin, disease, blight, wilt, resistance, germplasm.

Conclusion

Twenty one (21) germplasm/lines found moderately resistance against wilt disease and nineteen (19) germplasm/lines found moderately resistance against blight disease and rest of the germplasm/lines showed susceptible and highly susceptible reactions against the wilt and blight diseases under present investigation.

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G.L. Kumawat, A.C. Shivran, Ram Kunwar, S.S. Punia and Jitendra Singh (2022). Screening of Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) Germplasm to Blight and Wilt Diseases caused by Alternaria burnsii and Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. Cumini. Biological Forum – An Intern