Control of Fruit Rot in Brinjal:-
Symptoms
- Phytophthora rot occurs when fruits are in contact with the soil or mycelia grows through the peduncle into the fruit.
- infected fruit tissue is water-soaked and dark-green at first; later white mycelium and sporangia develop on the surface of the affected area and, within several days, consume the entire fruit.
- Fruit affected by these fungi dry rapidly and shrivel but do not drop.
Control
- Remove and destroy of the affected fruits.
- spraying the crop with Mancozeb 75% WP @ 400 Gm/Acre or Zineb 75% WP@ 400 Gm/acre or Captan 70% + Hexaconazole 5% WP at an interval of 10 days.
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