Extensive on-farm disease surveys were conducted from August 1999 until March 2001 in four sorghum-growing states of the Indian Deccan plateau. A total of 965 fields were surveyed covering 228 fields in Andhra Pradesh (AP), 406 in Karnataka (KAR), 290 in Maharashtra (MH) and 41 in Tamil Nadu (TN)...
Navi, S.S.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Tonapi, V.A.
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Rao, T.G.N.
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Indira, S.
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Reddy, R.K.
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Thomas, D.
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[Prevalence of major foliar and panicle diseases of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) in the Deccan Plateau of India]
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Prevalence of major foliar and panicle diseases of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) in the Deccan Plateau of India
Isolates of Claviceps causing ergot on sorghum in India were analysed by AFLP analysis, and by analysis of DNA sequences of the EF-1α gene intron 4 and β-tubulin gene intron 3 region. Of 89 isolates assayed from six states in India, four were determined to be C. sorghi, and the rest C. africana. ...
Tooley, P.
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Carras, M.
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Pazoutova, S.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Analysis of Claviceps africana and C. sorghi from India using AFLPs, EF1 gene intron 4, and betatubulin gene intron 3]
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Analysis of Claviceps africana and C. sorghi from India using AFLPs, EF1 gene intron 4, and betatubulin gene intron 3
Traditional and improved varieties of maize, pearl millet and sorghum were planted by small-scale farmers under the direction of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture in two Nigerian agro-ecological zones: the Sudan Savanna and the Northern Guinea Savanna. Samples were collected fo...
Vismer, H.
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Shephard, G.S.
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Rheeder, J.P.
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Westhuizen, L. van der
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Relative severity of fumonisin contamination of cereal crops in West Africa]
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Relative severity of fumonisin contamination of cereal crops in West Africa
Sorghum ergot in India is caused by Claviceps africana and C. sorghi. The distributions of these two species in India is not known. Eighty-nine sorghum ergot isolates were cultured from young sphacelia obtained from male sterile sorghum plants artificially inoculated using inoculum collected in t...
Muthusubramanian, V.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Rajaram Reddy, D.
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Tooley, P.
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[Cultural characteristics, morphology, and variation within Claviceps africana and C. sorghi from India]
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Cultural characteristics, morphology, and variation within Claviceps africana and C. sorghi from India
Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Muthusubramanian, V.
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Tooley, P.W.
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Chakraborty, S.
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Paioutovd, S.
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Navi, S.S.
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[Distribution and diversity of the sorghum sugary disease pathogens in India]
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Distribution and diversity of the sorghum sugary disease pathogens in India
Indira, S.
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Xu, X.
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Iamsupasit, N.
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Shetty, H.S.
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Vasanthi, N.S.
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Singh, S.D.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Diseases of sorghum and pearl millet in Asia]
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Diseases of sorghum and pearl millet in Asia
Leslie, J.
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Navi, S.
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Narayana, Y.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Muniyappa, V.
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[An overview of sorghum viruses in Asia and Africa]
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An overview of sorghum viruses in Asia and Africa
Mahalakshmi, V.
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Reddy, B.V.S.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Sharma, H.C.
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Rao, N.K.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Sorghum on line crop information]
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Sorghum on line crop information