Symptoms and treatment of gummy stem blight disease in watermelon crop

The symptoms of Gummy stem blight first appear on the leaves and then on the stem in the form of dark brown spots.
The lesions often develop first at the leaf margin but eventually spread over the entire leaf.
The symptoms of Gamosis blight on the stem are visible as lesions. They are circular in shape and are brown in colour.
The main symptom of Gamosis blight or gummy stem blight is that the stem affected by this disease produces a sticky substance like gum.
For prevention of this disease use Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP [Conika] @ 300 gram/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP [Jatayu] @ 300 gram/acre or Tebuconazole 25.9% EC [Lark] @ 200 ml/acre
Use Pseudomonas fluorescens [Monas curb] @ 250gm /acre every month as biological treatment.

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The symptoms of Gummy stem blight first appear on the leaves and then on the stem in the form of dark brown spots.

The lesions often develop first at the leaf margin but eventually spread over the entire leaf.

The symptoms of Gamosis blight on the stem are visible as lesions. They are circular in shape and are brown in colour.

The main symptom of Gamosis blight or gummy stem blight is that the stem affected by this disease produces a sticky substance like gum.

For prevention of this disease use Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP [Conika] @ 300 gram/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP [Jatayu] @ 300 gram/acre or Tebuconazole 25.9% EC [Lark] @ 200 ml/acre

Use Pseudomonas fluorescens [Monas curb] @ 250gm /acre every month as biological treatment.

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