A field experiment was conducted during three consecutive Rabi seasons (2002-03 to 2004-05) at Kumarganj, Faizabad, (UP). The coriander genotypes, received from All India Coordinated Research Project on Spices, were tested for resistance against stem gall disease and powdery mildew under natural condition. The promising genotypes were also tested at Dholi (Bihar), Hissar (Hariyana) and KVK and farmers field in Uttar Pradesh. The data on coriander genotypes revealed that genotype K.Selection showed lowest disease severity of stem gall 6.4% in 2002-03, 6.7% in 2003-04 and 6.8% in 2004-05. Whereas, pooled disease severity of stem gall in K.Selection during 2005-08 was 8.62% as compared with Pant Haritma (11.78%), UD-118 (18.78%), RD-154 (33.33%) and LCC-174 (37.46%). The yield performance of K.Selection in coordinated varietal trials at Kumarganj was significantly higher over the national check Pant Haritma. K.Selection also recorded higher seed yield at farmer's field (10.9%) and Krishi Vigyan Kendra (23.5%).

Chili (Capsicum annuum L.) is an economically important and widely cultivated crop of India. Chilli leaf curl virus is one of the major limiting factors in chili production, which decreases yield significantly. The experiment was carried out in one hundred fifty villages randomly selected in eastern Uttar Pradesh viz, Sultanpur and Faizabad districts during 2014 and 2015 from March to May each year. The highest leaf curl incidence was noticed in Sewra (67.39 %) followed by Hasuimukundpur (65.22%) and Etwara (64.07%) in 2014, whereas in 2015, it was found maximum in Sewra (61.44%), Hasuimukundpur (59.79%) and Isawli (57.07%). In case of block wise, the maximum incidence was found

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