| Abstrakt: |
Linseed (Linumusitatissimum L.), commonly known as flaxseed, is an important crop in India due to its high industrial, nutritive, and medicinal value. However, the productivity of linseed in India is relatively low despite ranking second in terms of cultivation area. One of the major factors contributing to low productivity is the incidence of various diseases. Fungal diseases are particularly damaging to the crop, often causing significant losses ranging from 80 to 100 percent during epidemics. Rust (Melampsora liniErenb), wilt (Fusariumoxysporumf.sp. lini), powdery mildew [Oidiumlini, Leviellulataurica (Lev.)] are the major ones. The minor diseases are macrophomina/rhizoctonia wilt/collar rot, sclerotium stem rot, Pythium damping-off, Botrytis rot, Anthracnose and dreschlera blight. The number of seed borne mycoflora are more. Bacterial disease has been reported was aster yellow and among virus Oat blue dwarf virus has been reported. Among the pests associated with linseed, nematodes such as Rotylenchusreniformis, Tylenchorhynchusbrevidens, Meloidogyne incognita, M. hapla, andPratylenchus species have been reported to cause damage to the roots. Additionally, the phanerogamic parasite Cuscuta, commonly known as dodder, can become a serious problem in certain areas where it infests linseed crops. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
