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IPM Strategies for Sorghum

Sorghum Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Shoot fly:</b> Atherigona soccata (Rondani) (Diptera: Muscidae)</li>
<li><b>Stem Borer:</b> Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)</li>
<li><b>Midge:</b> Stenodiplosis sorghicola (Coquillett) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)</li>
<li><b>White grub:</b> Holotrichia consanguinea (Hope) (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Grain mold:</b> Fusarium sp.,Phomasp. (Saccardo) Curvularia sp. </li>
<li><b>Charcoal rot:</b> Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi, Goid)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Broad leaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><b>Cock'scomb:</b> Celosia argentea L. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><b>Common purselane:</b> Portulaca oleraceaL.( Portulacaceae)</li>
<li><b>False amaranth:</b> Digera arvensis (Forssk) (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><b>Horsepurslane:</b> Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)</li>
<li><b>Pigweed:</b> Amaranthus viridis (Hook. F.)(Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><b>Swinecress:</b> Coronopus didymus L. Sm. (Brassicaceae)</li>
<li><b>Black nightshade:</b> Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae)</li>
<li><b>Sessilisjoywood:</b> Alternanthera sessilis L DC (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><b>Punarnava:</b> Boerhavia diffusa L. (Nyctagnaceae)</li>
<li><b>Tropical spiderwort:</b> Commelina benghalensis L (Commelinaceae)</li>
<li><b>Whitetop Weed:</b> Parthenium hysterophorus L (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><b>Bullhead:</b> Tribulus terrestris L (Zygophyllaceae)</li>
<li><b>Coat button:</b> Tridax procumbensL(Asteraceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><b>Rabbit/crow foot grass: </b>Dactyloctenium aegyptium (Willd) (Poaceae)</li>
<li><b>Goosegrass: </b>Eleusine indica L. (Gaertner) (Poaceae)</li>
<li><b>Barnyard grass: </b>Echinochloa crusgalliL. (Scop) (Poaceae)</li>
<li><b>Crabgrass</b>: Digiteria sanguinalis L. (Scop) (Poaceae)</li>
<li><b>Burmuda Grass:</b> Cynodon dactylon (Poaceae)</li>
<li><b>Johnson grass:</b> Sorghum halepense L Pers (Poaceae)</li>
<li><b>Gamba grass:</b> Brachiaria ramose L (Poaceae)</li>
<li><b>Finger grass:</b> Chloris barbata Sw (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Sedges</h5>
<ul>
<li><b>Purplenutsedge:</b> Cyperus rotundus L (Cypraceae)</li>
<li><b>Flat sedge:</b> Cyperus iria L. (Cypraceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Parasitic weeds</h5>
<ul>
<li><b>Witchweed:</b> Striga asiatica L. (Kuntze) (Orobanchaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematode</h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Lesion Nematode:</b> Pratylenchus spp. (Tylenchida: Pratylenchidae)</li>
<li><b>Cyst nematode:</b> Heterodorasorghii</li>
</ul>
<h4>Vertebrates</h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Rodent:</b> Springhare sp. (Rodentia)</li>
<li><b>Parrot:</b> Psittacines sp. (Psittaciformes)</li>
<li><b>Crow:</b> Corvus spp. (Passeriformes: Corvidae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect and mite Pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Armyworm:</b> Mythimna separate (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Karnataka, Maharashtra</li>
<li><b>Cutworms:</b> Agrotisipsilon (Ochsenheimer) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li><b>Grasshopper:</b> Hieroglyphus sp (Krauss) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi</li>
<li><b>Pyrilla:</b> Pyrilla perpurilla (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Lophopidae) Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh</li>
<li><b>Shoot bug:</b> Peregrinus maidis ( Ashmead) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, South India, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Maharashtra</li>
<li><b>Earhead caterpillars:</b> Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Eublemma spp,(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Crytoblabes spp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra</li>
<li><b>Earhead bug:</b> Calocoris angustatus (Hemiptera: Miridae) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh</li>
<li><b>Sugar cane aphid:</b> Rhophalosiphum maidis Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra</li>
<li><b>Spider mite:</b> Oligonychus indicus Hirst (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae) Karnataka, Punjab, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Downy mildew:</b> Peronosclerospora sorghi (Weston &amp; Uppal, C.G. Shaw) Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana</li>
<li><b>Anthracnose:</b> Colletotrichum graminicola (D.J. Politis)</li>
<li><b>Loose smut:</b> Sporisorium cruenta (de Bary)</li>
<li><b>Ergot:</b> Claviceps sorghi (B.G.P. Kulk)Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra</li>
<li><b>Grain smut:</b> Sporisorium sorghi (Ehrenb ex. Link)</li>
<li><b>Red leaf spot :</b> Helminthosporium turcicum Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra</li>
<li><b>Rust :</b> Puccinia purpurea (Cooke) Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Central Provinces</li>
</ul>
<h3>IPM for Sorghum</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Sorghum, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-cerels/ipm-strategies-for-sorghum/sorghum-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here</a>.</p>
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<p><b>Source:</b> <a class="ext-link-icon" href="https://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Sorghum.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>NIPHM</i></a> and <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://ppqs.gov.in/" target="_blank" title="ppqs.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</i></a></p>
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