Assessment on the Prevalence of Wilt of Lentil in Different Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India

A comprehensive field survey was carried out to evaluate the incidence of wilt of lentil during the rabi seasons of 2018-19 and 2019-20 across various farmer’s fields in different districts of western Uttar Pradesh. The pooled data of two years (2018-19 and 2019-20) revealed a significant variation in wilt incidence among the surveyed districts. The disease incidence ranged from 9.37 to 38.47 per cent with an overall average of 23.74%. The disease was present in each village across the ten districts surveyed, but significantly maximum disease incidence (38.47%) was recorded in Aligarh followed by Bulandshahr (34.83%), whereas, minimum per cent incidence was observed in district Muzaffarnagar (9.37%) followed by Saharanpur (11.86%). This variation highlights the need for region-specific management strategies to reduce the spread of lentil wilt.