List of pearl millet diseases

This article is a list of diseases of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum).

Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases
Bacterial spot	Pseudomonas syringae
Bacterial leaf streak	Xanthomonas campestris pv. pennamericanum
Bacterial leaf stripe	Acidovorax avenae

Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases
Bipolaris leaf spot	Bipolaris setariae
Cercospora leaf spot	Cercospora penniseti
Curvularia leaf spot	Curvularia penniseti
Dactuliophora leaf spot	Dactuliophora elongata
Downy mildew	Sclerospora graminicola
Downy mildew	Plasmopara penniseti
Drechslera leaf spot	Drechslera dematioidea
Ergot	Claviceps fusiformis
Exserohilum leaf blight	Exserohilum rostratum
False mildew	Beniowskia sphaeroidea
Head mold	Various fungi
Myrothecium leaf spot	Myrothecium roridum
Phyllosticta leaf blight	Phyllosticta penicillariae
Pyricularia leaf spot	Pyricularia grisea
Rhizoctonia blight	Rhizoctonia solani Rhizoctonia zeae
Rust	Puccinia substriata var. indica
Seedling blight	Various fungi
Smut	Moesziomyces penicillariae
Southern blight	Sclerotium rolfsii
Top rot	Fusarium moniliforme
Zonate leaf spot	Gleocercospora sorghi

Viral diseases

Viral diseases
Black streaked dwarf virus
Guinea grass mosaic virus
Maize dwarf mosaic virus
Maize streak virus
Panicum mosaic virus
Satellite panicum mosaic virus
Wheat streak mosaic virus

Nematodes, parasitic

Nematodes, parasitic
Burrowing nematode	Radopholus similis
Cyst nematode	Heterodera gambiensis
Dagger nematode	Xiphinema americanum
Lance nematode	Hoplolaimus indicus
Panagrolaimus nematode	Panagrolaimus spp.
Ring nematode	Criconemella ornata
Root knot nematode	Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne javonica Meloidogyne arenaria
Root lesion nematode	Pratylenchus mulchandi Pratylenchus brachyurus Pratylenchus zeae
Sting nematode	Belonolaimus longicaudatus
Stubby-root nematode	Paratrichodorus minor
Stunt nematode	Tylenchorhynchus vulgaris Tylenchorhynchus phaseoli Tylenchorhynchus zeae

References

• Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society