Australasian Plant Disease Notes (2008) 3, 73-74

Kunal Mandal, Prakash R. Patel and Satyabrata Maiti (2008)
First report of downy mildew on Lepidium sativum in India
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 3 (1), 73-74
Abstract: Downy mildew caused by Hyaloperonospora parasitica on different members of Brassicaceae has been reported from different parts of the world. In India, the pathogen is recorded for the first time on Lepidium sativum. Proper management strategies need to be formulated against this disease as incidence is increasing.
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Database assignments for author(s): Satyabrata Maiti, Kunal Mandal

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Hyaloperonospora parasitica	Lepidium (crop)	India