ABSTRACT
Taramira or Arugula or garden rocket or Safed Sarson (Eruca sativa syn: E. vasicaria sub sp. Sativa (Miller) Thell., Brassica eruca L. syn: Brassica erucoides Roxb.) is an important oilseed crop belongs to family Brassicaceae which is cultivated in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. The losses in oilseed crops due to biotic stresses is about 19.9% worldwide, out of which diseases cause severe yield reduction at different growth stages. Taramira or Arugula or garden rocket or Safed Sarson (Eruca sativa) is affected by many diseases. These diseases as well as pathogen either alone or in combination causes substantial damage to crop resulting in heavy economic losses every year. First of all farmers should preferably use the disease resistant or tolerant or disease escaping cultivars if available.
