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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 5
First page : (452) Last page : (455)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5507

Anatomical Basis of Resistance against Bacteria Blight of Cotton Caused by Xam Race No. 18

S. P. Patole1*, R. S. Pradhan3, R. S. Salunkhe2, R. R. Perane1 and K. Shankara3
1Department of Plant Pathology and Agril. Microbiology, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra, India
2Department of Agril. Entomology, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra, India
3Central Integrated Pest management Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: santoshpatole57@rediffmail.com.com
Received: 22.08.2017  |  Revised: 28.09.2017   |  Accepted: 5.10.2017  

 ABSTRACT

Cotton, “King of Fibers” enjoys a pre-eminent status among all cash crops in the country, being the principal raw material for a flourishing textile industry. Among the various diseases occurring on cotton, the foliar disease Bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. malvacearum is gaining more importance in recent years because of their increasing incidence. These have been known to occur on all the various cultivated and wild species of cotton in Maharashtra, since many years, in an epiphytotic form on commercially grown varieties, which leads to severe defoliation and substantial yield losses. Seven resistant, seven Moderately resistance and Seven  susceptible genotypes to Bacterial blight of cotton were critically examined for their structural and anatomical differences if existing. In resistant genotypes the frequency of stomata was found higher on adaxial and abaxial leaf surface than the susceptible genotypes. The length and width of stomata in resistant genotypes was found less as compared to susceptible genotypes.

Key words:  Anatomy, Genotypes, Cotton, Bacterial blight, Race no.18 etc.

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Cite this article: Patole, S.P., Pradhan3, R.S., Salunkhe, R.S. and Perane, R.R., Anatomical Basis of Resistance against Bacteria Blight of Cotton Caused by Xam Race No. 18, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(5): 452-455 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5507