Pearl millet downy mildew (DM) incidence, severity and yield losses of two pearl millet varieties (local and improved) due to the disease were determined in the field. Significant differences in the disease incidence and severity were recorded in the plots sown with metalaxyl-treated seeds and those sown with non-treated seeds, indicating the efficacy of the fungicide on the fungus. Yield losses due to non-treatment of seeds with metalaxyl was 40.88 and 45.39% in a local variety and 43.00 and 18.60% in an improved variety in the 2000 and 2001 cropping seasons respectively. Significant differences between plots sown with metalaxyl-treated and those sown with non-treated seeds were obtained for other yield components such as 1000-grains weight, panicle length and weight.

https://doi.org/10.1080/03235400412331273340

Multi standard citation

APAHarvardMLAVancouverChicagoIEEE

https://doi.org/10.1080/03235400412331273340

Plant Diseases; Plant Health; Plant Production; Disease Control

Downy Mildews; Metalaxyl; Pearl Millet; Sclerospora Graminicola; Plant Diseases; Chemical Control; Fungicide; Yields

Africa; West Africa

Nigeria