Plant Disease Library

Crop Diseases & Pest Management — India's Farmer Guide

Identify 13 major crop diseases and pests with symptoms, causes, prevention, and treatment. Get real-time disease alerts for your district via KrishiPulse.

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Late Blight

High
TomatoPotato

Phytophthora infestans (water mould / oomycete)...

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Yellow Rust (Stripe Rust)

High
WheatBarley

Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici (fungus)...

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Rice Blast

High
Rice

Magnaporthe oryzae (Pyricularia oryzae) — fungus...

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Tomato Leaf Curl Virus (ToLCV)

High
TomatoChilli

Tomato Leaf Curl Virus (begomovirus) — transmitted by whitefly (Bemisia tabaci)...

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Panama Wilt (Banana Fusarium Wilt)

High
Banana

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc) — soil-borne fungus...

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American Bollworm / Pink Bollworm

High
Cotton

Helicoverpa armigera (American bollworm); Pectinophora gossypiella (Pink bollwor...

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Early Blight

Medium
TomatoPotatoBrinjal

Alternaria solani (fungus)...

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Downy Mildew

Medium
GrapesOnionCucumberPearl Millet

Plasmopara viticola (grapes); Peronospora destructor (onion) — oomycetes...

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Powdery Mildew

Medium
WheatGrapesChilliCucurbitsMango

Erysiphe spp. / Uncinula necator (grapes) / Podosphaera xanthii (cucurbits) — ob...

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Fall Armyworm (FAW)

High
MaizeSorghumSugarcane

Spodoptera frugiperda — invasive moth (arrived in India 2018)...

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Red Rot of Sugarcane

High
Sugarcane

Colletotrichum falcatum (fungus) — most important disease of sugarcane...

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Tikka Leaf Spot (Groundnut)

Medium
Groundnut

Cercospora arachidicola (early leaf spot); Phaeoisariopsis personata (late leaf ...

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Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN)

High
Maize

Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus (MCMV) + Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus or other potyvir...

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