Sorghum sinut.Sorghum is one of the staple food-crops of our Province.This crop is very often affected by a disease called smut.It is prevalent in all districts especially in the crops raised in the colder months.Dirty grey bodies about half to three fourths of an inch in length develop in place of grains on the affected plants.All the grains in a head may be thus transformed or a portion of the head may be involved.When crushed between the fingers,these bodies are found to be filled with a black powder.the spores of the fungus which causes the disease.The economic effect of the disease is in the reduction of the yield of grains.
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