Survey of diseases of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. -

Linseed disease survey was conducted in the district of Mayurbhanj in Odisha from 2000-2001 to 2008-2009 for nine years. The incidence of wilt, Alternaria blight, powdery mildew and rust was nil to 7.6 %, nil to 80.0 %, nil to 20.0 % and nil to 32.7 %, respectively over the years. Plant pathological research programme and resistance breeding should be resorted to combat Alternaria blight disease so that productivity of linseed remains stabilized. -See more at: