• Ravindra Kumar
• Rashida Khatoon

Cucurbits represent the major vegetable and fruit crops in the world. The reported members of this family are Cucumis sativus (Cucumber), Momordica charantia (Bitter gourd), Luffa actutangula (Ridge gourd), Cucurbita pepo (Pumpkin) and Lagenaria siceraria (Bottlegourd). The survey revealed Powdery mildew, Anthracnose, Alternaria leaf spot and Fusarium crown and root rot as the prominent diseases. Each disease was identified by its peculiar characteristic symptoms. The pathogen responsible for inciting these diseases were identified as Erysiphe cichoracearum and Podosphaera xanthii (Powdery mildew), Colletotrichum orbiculare (Anthracnose), Alternaria cucumerina (Alternaria leaf spot) and Fusarium spp. (Crown and root rot). The studies were conducted in the year 2017-2018 on prominent fungal diseases of Cucurbitaceous vegetables prevalent in district Balrampur. The survey conducted in major cucurbitaceous vegetables growing areas of Balrampur district viz., Ranjeetpur and Naharbalaganj which reveal that the crop losses may occur due to ecological, agronomical and biological factors. Among the biotic factors like pests and diseases, fungi constitute a major problem in the production and storage affecting the productivity of cucurbits.

Cucurbitaceous vegetables, Fungal diseases, Cleistothecia, Balrampur

"STUDIES ON FUNGAL DISEASES OF SOME CUCURBITACEOUS VEGETABLES OF BALRAMPUR DISTRICT OF EASTERN UTTAR PRADESH (INDIA)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.299-307, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904Q52.pdf

"STUDIES ON FUNGAL DISEASES OF SOME CUCURBITACEOUS VEGETABLES OF BALRAMPUR DISTRICT OF EASTERN UTTAR PRADESH (INDIA)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp299-307, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904Q52.pdf