MANAGEMENT OF POWDERY MILDEW (ERYSIPHE PISI) OF PEA USING FUNGICIDES

The pea, or Pisum sativum, is the third most popular grain crop grown worldwide and a member of the Leguminaceae family.With an area of 294 million hectares, a production of million tons and an average productivity of 1460 q/ha, Uttar Pradesh leads India in this regard.Numerous biotic and abiotic elements include accountable for the crop's poor production.Powdery mildew is one of the fungus foliar diseases that is most prevalent in the Himachal Pradesh and causes significant losses, both in terms of quantity and quality.The powdery mildew investigation, "management of powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi) of pea," was carried out at Agriculture research farm in 2023-2024 at Abhilashi University.The data indicated that all the fungicides used were found effective to reducing the disease severity index of powdery mildew as compare to control.The minimum (22.22%) severity index was recorded in T 6 (Karathane) followed by T 1 (24.44%).The maximum disease severity was recorded in T 4 Tridemorph (33.33%) whereas, 57.77% was recorded in case of control.Maximum PDC was recorded T 6 Karathane (61.33%) followed by T 1 Hexaconazole (57.69%), T 5 Wettable sulphur (53.85%).While, minimum PDC was recorded in T 4 Tridemorph (42.30%).