Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.] has traditionally
been an important grain, forage, and stover crop primarily in
the arid and subtropical regions of many developing countries.
As pearl millet cultivation expands into nontraditional areas in
temperate and developed countries, production constraints from
diseases are assuming greater importance. Dissemination of
accurate information on diseases of the crop has not kept pace
with the increased interest in pearl millet as a viable crop in
nontraditional The literature concerning pearl millet diseases
is often confused and contradictory. Many treatises on pathology
are composed of information on diseases of "millet," which is a
broad category of any number of small-seeded grasses. Millets
include pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum); proso, browntop, or
broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum); little millet (P.
sumatrense); foxtail millet (Setaria italica); finger millet or
ragi (Eleusine coracana); teff (Eragrostis tef); fonio
(Digitaria spp.); guinea mille