This article is a list of diseases of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum).
Bacterial diseases | |
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Bacterial spot | Pseudomonas syringae |
Bacterial leaf streak | Xanthomonas campestris pv. pennamericanum |
Bacterial leaf stripe | Acidovorax avenae |
Stem rot of Pearl Millet
Fungal diseases | |
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Bipolaris leaf spot | Bipolaris setariae |
Cercospora leaf spot | Cercospora penniseti |
Curvularia leaf spot | Curvularia penniseti |
Dactuliophora leaf spot | Dactuliophora elongata |
Downy mildew | Sclerospora graminicola |
Downy mildew | Plasmopara penniseti |
Drechslera leaf spot | Drechslera dematioidea |
Ergot | Claviceps fusiformis |
Exserohilum leaf blight | Exserohilum rostratum |
False mildew | Beniowskia sphaeroidea |
Head mold | Various fungi |
Myrothecium leaf spot | Myrothecium roridum |
Phyllosticta leaf blight | Phyllosticta penicillariae |
Pyricularia leaf spot | Pyricularia grisea |
Rhizoctonia blight | Rhizoctonia solani |
Rust | Puccinia substriata var. indica |
Seedling blight | Various fungi |
Smut | Moesziomyces penicillariae |
Southern blight | Sclerotium rolfsii |
Top rot | Fusarium moniliforme |
Zonate leaf spot | Gloeocercospora sorghi |
Viral diseases | |
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Black streaked dwarf virus | |
Guinea grass mosaic virus | |
Maize dwarf mosaic virus | |
Maize streak virus | |
Panicum mosaic virus | |
Satellite panicum mosaic virus | |
Wheat streak mosaic virus | |
Nematodes, parasitic | |
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Burrowing nematode | |
Cyst nematode | |
Dagger nematode | |
Lance nematode | |
Panagrolaimus nematode | Panagrolaimus spp. |
Ring nematode | |
Root knot nematode | Meloidogyne incognita |
Root lesion nematode | Pratylenchus mulchandi |
Sting nematode | |
Stubby-root nematode | |
Stunt nematode | Tylenchorhynchus vulgaris |
Insect pests include: [1]
The larvae of several insect species, primarily belonging to the orders Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Hemiptera, as well as Orthoptera adults, are persistent pearl millet pests in the Sahel. [3] [4] [5] The following pest species are reported for northern Mali. [6] [7]
Grasshoppers that frequently attack millets in the Dogon country of Mali are Oedaleus senegalensis , Kraussaria angulifera , Cataloipus cymbiferus , and Diabolocatantops axillaris . [6]
In northern Ghana, Poophilus costalis (spittle bug) is reported as a millet pest, as well as Dysdercus volkeri , Heliocheilus albipunctella , Coniesta ignefusalis , and caterpillars of Amsacta moloneyi and Helicoverpa armigera . [9]
In northern Nigeria, heavy infestations of Hycleus species, including Hycleus terminatus (syn. Mylabris afzelli ), Hycleus fimbriatus (syn. Mylabris fimbriatus ), Hycleus hermanniae (syn. Coryna hermanniae ), and Hycleus chevrolati (syn. Coryna chevrolati ), have affected early plantings of pearl millet crops. [10]
In South India, pests include the shoot fly Atherigona approximata . [11]
In North America, regular pests include the chinch bug Blissus leucopterus . [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]