Leaf blight disease of sweet corn

The field experiment was conducted at the department of Agronomy College of Agriculture Dapoli. Dist - Ratnagiri. In vitro evaluation of various fungicides indicated that Carbendazim (0.1%) Mancozeb (0.25%) and Hexaconazole (0.1%) were found very effective in inhibiting the growth of Drechslera maydis causing leaf blight of sweet corn.The crop sown on the 5th November (D1; 45 MW) showed fewer incidences of disease (15.87%) and found very effective treatment in reducing the disease. The treatment T1 (Carbendazim 0.1%) significantly reduced disease incidence (12.60%).None of the varieties of sweet corn was found to be immune or resistant to the disease.