s. f, form of blight which mainly attacks wheat and barley; a disease of crops. The name of the disease is derived from Kál famine and aṇgiárí a small coal. It attacks barley, and according to some wheat in Phagan and Chetar, and cotton and Jawár in Assú and Katteṇ. The grain of wheat, barley and Jawár grains become long and pointed. In cotton the balls do not open at all, if they do there is nothing inside but a little yellow lint. The seed is affected like that of cereals. This disease seems caused by some form of fungus growth after excessive rain.