Nitrogen source impacts Rhizoctonia leaf and sheath spot severity in ultradwarf bermudagrass

BANDED LEAF AND SHEATH BLIGHT OF MAIZE INCITED BY Rhizoctonia solanif.spsasakii AND ITS MANAGEMENT. A REVIEW

Globally maize (Zea mays L.) is the first and most important cereal crop grown under diverse environments unmatched by any other crop, as expansion of maize to new areas and environment still continues due to its range of plasticity.Maize has a wide adaptability to diverse agro-climatic conditions around the world. Maize was introduced to India in the beginning of 17 century. It is now one of t...

Accumulation of Silicon by Bermudagrass to Enhance Disease Suppression of Leaf Spot and Melting Out

Genetic diversity of the rice sheath blight pathogen population in India.

Rhizoctonia sheath diseases of rice, comprising sheath blight, sheath spot and aggregate sheath spot, cause significant yield losses in many rice-growing regions of the world. The emergence of Rhizoctonia sheath diseases as economically important rice diseases is of recent date and has been attributed to the intensification of rice-cropping systems with the development of new short-stature, hig...

Effects of Trinexapac-Ethyl on the Salinity Tolerance of Two Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Cultivars

Studies on bermudagrasses (Cynodon spp.) have demonstrated variability in salinity response among species and cultivars. However, information on ultradwarf bermudagrass cultivars in relative salinity tolerance associated with trinexapac-ethyl (TE) [4-(cyclopropyl-hydroxy-methylene)-3,5-dioxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl ester], a cyclohexanedione type II plant growth regulator (PGR), remains...

Silicon Suppresses Leaf Spotting on Bermudagrass

Silicon is the second most abundant element after oxygen in the earth's crust, and most soils contain considerable quantities of the element (Savant et al, 1997). However, some soils contain litde plant-available silicon in their native state, and repeated cropping can reduce the levels of plant-available silicon to the point that supplemental silicon fertilization is required for maximum produ...