ASHLESHA ATRI, HARPREET KAUR CHEEMA AND DEVINDER PAL SINGH
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics,
Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004 (Punjab), India
*(e-mail: ashlesha-atri@pau.edu)
(Received: 09 December 2025; Accepted: 27 December 2025)
SUMMARY
Foliar diseases (anthracnose, grey leaf spot, zonate leaf spot) and insect-pests (sorghum shoot fly, stem borer) are major restraints in the cultivation of forage sorghum. Host plant resistance is one of the alternative components to manage sorghum shoot fly, stem borer and foliar diseases. In the present study, fifty three sorghum genotypes were screened for varied levels of resistance during Kharif 2021 to 2023. Twelve genotypes viz., SPH1985, SPH 1905, SPV2704, SPV2705, SPV2797, SPV2800, SPV 2985, SPV 2587, SPV 2451, SPV 2881, SPV2886 and SPV 2887 showed resistant disease reaction to anthracnose and grey leaf spot of sorghum. Entries namely SPV2800, SPV2878, SPV 2801, SPV2886 and SPV 2804 showed least percent dead hearts caused by shoot fly, while entries SPV 2800, SPV 2801 and SPV 2886 were also promising against stem borer.
Key words: Sorghum, screening, resistance and foliar diseases