In first year of experimentation, there was no significant effect of genotypes on AUDPC based on whole
plans scoring but there was highly significantly less AUDPC based on flag leaf infection in case of
Nepal-297. Thousand kernel weight was significantly more in Nepal-297. All other parameters except
plant height were non significant. In second years of experimentation all parameters were highly
significantly different (Table 1).
Number of tillers/plant, thousand kernel weight, and grain yield/ plot were higher in case of Nepal-297.
Panicle length, AUDPC based on whole plant, percentage terminal disease, AUDPC based of flag leaf
infection were less in Nepa