Vol. 9 No. 2
Evaluation of fungicide trifloxystrobin 25% + tebuconazole 50% (nativo 75 wg) against leaf blight diseases of maize (Exserohilum turcicum)
Author(s): Y. R. ANAND, S.BEGUM, R. DANGMEI AND P.S. NATH
Abstract: Maize has its significance as a source of a large number of industrial products besides its uses as human food and animal feed. Diversified uses of maize for corn starch industry, corn oil production, baby corns, popcorns, etc., and potential for exports has added to the demand of maize all over world besides other commercial avenues. In India, maize is emerging as third most important cereal crop after rice and wheat. The area cultivated with maize in India is 7.27 million ha with an annual production of 15.86 million tonnes and average yield of 2181 kg ha-1 in 2011-12 (Anon., 2012). Maize can be raised during kharif and rabi in South India and Bihar but only during kharif season in most of the North Indian states (Joshi, et al., 2005, Singh et al., 2012.). Now technology has been developed by Agricultural Universities to take up crop during rabi in North India but duration of crop is very long.
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