Diseases of Pearl Millet
(Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.)

Bacterial spot: Pseudomonas syringae van Hall
Bacterial leaf streak: Xanthomonas campestris (Pammel) Dowson pv. pennamericanum
Bacterial leaf stripe: Pseudomonas avenae Manns

Bipolaris leaf spot: Bipolaris setariae (Saw.) Shoem
Cercospora leaf spot: Cercospora penniseti (Chupp)
Curvularia leaf spot: Curvularia penniseti (Mitra) Boedijn
Dactuliophora leaf spot: Dactuliophora elongata Leakey
Downy mildew: Sclerospora graminicola (Sacc.) Schroet.
Downy mildew: Plasmopara penniseti Kenneth & Kranz.
Drechslera leaf spot: Drechslera dematioidea (Bubak & Wroblewski) Subram. & Jain
Ergot: Claviceps fusiformis Loveless
Exserohilum leaf blight: Exserohilum rostratum (Drechs.) K.J. Leonard & E.G. Suggs
False mildew: Beniowskia sphaeroidea (Kalchbr. & Cke.) Mason
Head mold: Various fungi
Myrothecium leaf spot: Myrothecium roridum Tode ex. Fr
Phyllosticta leaf blight: Phyllosticta penicillariae Speg.
Pyricularia leaf spot: Pyricularia grisea (Cke.) Sacc
Rhizoctonia blight: Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn; Rhizoctonia zeae Voorhees
Rust: Puccinia substriata Ell. & Barth. var. indica Ramachar & Cumm.
Seedling blight: Various fungi
Smut: Moesziomyces penicillariae (Bref.) Vanky
Southern blight: Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.
Top rot: Fusarium moniliforme Sheldon
Zonate leaf spot: Gleocercospora sorghi Bain & Edgerton

Burrowing nematode: Radopholous similis (Cobb) Thorne
Cyst nematode: Heterodera gambiensis Merny & Netscher
Dagger nematode: Xiphinema americanum Cobb
Lance nematode: Hoplolaimus indicus Sher
Panagrolaimus nematode: Panagrolaimus spp.
Ring nematode: Criconemella ornata (Raski) Luc & Raski
Root knot nematode: Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood; Meloidogyne javonica (Treub.) Chitwood; Meloidogyne arenaria (Neal) Chitwood
Root lesion nematode: Pratylenchus mulchandi Nandakumar & Khera; Pratylenchus brachyurus (Godfrey) Filipjev & Schuurmans
Stekhoven; Pratylenchus zeae Graham
Sting nematode: Belonolaimus longicaudatus Rau
Stubby-root nematode: Paratrichodorus minor (Colbran) Siddiqi
Stunt nematode: Tylenchorhynchus vulgaris Upadhyay; Tylenchorhynchus phaseoli Sethi & Swarup; Tylenchorhynchus zeae Sethi & Swarup

Diseases of Pearl Millet(Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.)