As you all are aware of the extreme rainfall conditions, there has been a lot of infection of fungal and bacterial diseases in the cotton crop.
These infections cause yellowing in the leaves of cotton, as well as problems of root rot and stem rot.
Timely and proper management for the prevention of such diseases is very important especially now as the cotton crop should be in the state of maturity and can affect the production of the crop.
For the management of fungal diseases: – THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% W/W@ 500gram / acre or TEBUCNAZOLE 50%+ TRIFLOXYSTROBIN 25% WG @ 150gram / acre or KITAZIN 48% EC @ 200gram / acre
For the management of bacterial diseases: – STREPTOMYCIN SULPHATE 90%+ TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE 10% W/W @ 24 gram / acre or KASUGAMYCIN 5% + COPPER OXYCHLORIDE 45% WP @ 300 gram / acre or KASUGAMYCIN 3% SL @ 400 ml / acre.
As a biological treatment, spray Pseudomonas fluorescence @ 250 g / acre or Trichoderma viridi @ 250 g / acre.