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Sixteen finger millet (Eleusine coracana) genotypes were evaluated for resistance to blast (Pyricularia grisea) at Agricultural Research Station, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India, during kharif, 2019 under natural disease pressure. None of the genotypes was found free from disease incidence. Minimum percentage of neck and finger blast severity was recorded in GPU 67 (19.3 and 16.7%) and the maximum percentage of disease severity was observed in VL 376 (66.7 and 61.7%) whereas it was 77.0 and 77.7% in Udurumalliga (check) respectively. Minimum percentage of banded blight was recorded in check GE 4449 (25.0%) and all the varieties showed high susceptibility. Maximum percentage of banded blight was recorded in check Udurumalliga (98.4%).

33 finger millet (Eleusine coracana) genotypes were evaluated for resistance to blast (Pyricularia grisea) at Agricultural Research Station, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India, during kharif, 2019 under natural disease pressure. None of the genotypes was found free from disease incidence. Minimum percentage of neck and finger blast severity was recorded in VL 399 (19.0% and 15.0%) and the maximum percentage of disease severity was observed in PR 1643 (69.3% and 62.3%) whereas it was 73.5% and 74.0% in Udurumalliga (check) respectively. Minimum percentage of banded blight was recorded in check GE 4449 (20.0%) and all the varieties showed high susceptibility. Maximum percentage of banded blight was recorded in check Udurumalliga (98.0%).

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Barnyard millet is the second important small millet after finger millet in India. In this present study, eighteen barnyard millet varieties including check were evaluated for resistance to banded blight at Agricultural Research Station, Vizianagaram during kharif, 2019. The experiment was conducted under field condition. The screening revealed that none of the test lines or varieties was immune or highly resistant. However, TNEF 317 (63.3%) and TNEF 318 (64.7%) were recorded as susceptible; it was 97.5% in susceptible check. The disease intensity was ranged from 63.3 (TNEF 317) to 89.3 (DHBM 93-3), where it was 20.0% in resistant check (PRB 903) and it was 97.5% in susceptible check (LDR-1).