CSA Xpert
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Disease management in Sunflower
Foliar diseases
Downy mildew (Plasmopara halstedii)
Identification Symptoms
Management
Choose suitable resistant varieties
Choose suitable resistant varieties
Use downy mildew resistant hybrids LSH-1 and LSH-3 for endemic pockets of Maharastra.
Most of the recently released hybrids viz., BSH-1, KBSH-1, MSFH-17, DSH-1, SPIC-105 are resistant to downy mildew.