Vol. 11, Issue 2 (2022)

Author(s):
Neeraj Kumar Meena, Amit Trivedi, Suresh Kumar, Tarun Kumar Jatwa and Suresh Chand Meena

Abstract:
Surveys were conducted to study the occurrence and severity of powdery mildew diseases in major mungbean growing areas around Udaipur district of Rajasthan during Kharif 2017 and 2018. As a result of survey, it was observed that the powdery mildew disease was observed maximum with mean PDI of 34.79 with 25.40 PDI at flowering stage and 44.17 PDI at pod formation stage in the field of Rajasthan College of Agriculture during 2017. Lowest mean PDI of 23.78 with 15.16 and 32.41 PDI at flowering and pod formation stages were recorded at Kalibheet. During 2018, the order of disease severity differed and maximum mean PDI of 35.19 with 23.11 and 42.37 PDI at flowering and pod formation stages was observed at Mavli village. The mean PDI was least at Gogunda and it was 26.28 with 17.32 and 35.25 PDI at flowering and pod formation stage.