How to control powdery mildew in bitter gourd

Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that affects the leaves of bitter gourd. This disease is also known as bhabhutiya disease.
In powdery mildew, white powder appears on the upper surface of the leaves of the bitter gourd plant.
The white powder which gets deposited on the leaves, due to which the process of photosynthesis is greatly affected.
Dry weather or light rain helps to spread the powdery mildew and also due to irregular dew or wind, the disease spreads a lot.
For control of this disease spray Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 300 ml/acre or Azoxystrobin 23% SC @ 200 ml acre or Myclobutanil10% WP @ 100 gram/acre.
Use Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram /acre or Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram /acre as a biological treatment.

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Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that affects the leaves of bitter gourd. This disease is also known as bhabhutiya disease.

In powdery mildew, white powder appears on the upper surface of the leaves of the bitter gourd plant.

The white powder which gets deposited on the leaves, due to which the process of photosynthesis is greatly affected.

Dry weather or light rain helps to spread the powdery mildew and also due to irregular dew or wind, the disease spreads a lot.

For control of this disease spray Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 300 ml/acre or Azoxystrobin 23% SC @ 200 ml acre or Myclobutanil10% WP @ 100 gram/acre.

Use Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram /acre or Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram /acre as a biological treatment.

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