• P.Indhu Keerthana
• P.K.Ratna Kumar
• D.Spandana

: The study was on diseased weeds and weed pathogens in Paddy fields of Chelluru village, Rayavaram Mandal in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. A survey has been conducted to identify the diseased weed plants in that area, their frequency, density, abundance and their relative values and important value index (IVI) were calculated. 16 diseased weed plants were identified, belonging to 7 different families which belongs to both monocots and dicots. Chloris barbata (3.5) is the abundant weed. The identified diseased weed plant parts are isolated and are inoculated in Potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium and incubated for two days, then the growth of the mycelium was observed and later spores were obtained

Agricultural weeds, Weed Pathogens, Chelluru, Identification.

"Diseased weeds and weed pathogens in paddy fields of Chelluru village,Rayavaram mandal of East Godavari district ,Andhra Pradesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.361-366, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906B56.pdf

"Diseased weeds and weed pathogens in paddy fields of Chelluru village,Rayavaram mandal of East Godavari district ,Andhra Pradesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp361-366, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906B56.pdf