Sclerotium rot of sugarbeets in India

Sclerotium rot of sugar beets incited byP. rolfsii is described for the first time from India. The disease has been found widely prevalent around Pantnagar. Observations on the susceptibility of crops grown in the affected areas and the relative susceptibility of different sugarbeets varieties are presented. Ability of the pathogen to survive from one season to another under conditions at Pantnagat is indicated.Published with the approval of the Director as Paper No. 104, Journal Series, Experiment Station, UPAU Pantnagar.Ast. Prof. Plant Pathology.