Fungal disease :
a) Leaf blight
b) Brown rust
c) Yellow rust
d) Black rust
e) Loose smut
f) Hill bunt / stinking smut
g) Powdery mildew
Some resistant varieties of fungal disease :
1. Brown rust : Tilottama , Danfe , bhirkuti , Gautam , WK 1204 , NL971 , Adaitya , Vijaya
2. Yellow rust : Tilottama , Danfe , Bhirkuti , Gautam , WK1204 , NL971 , Adatiya , Gaura , Dhaulagiri
3. Black rust : Tilottama , Danfe , Gaura , Dhaulagiri.