Yellow vein mosaic virus disease in Okra

This is the most important and destructive viral disease in bhindi.
This problem is visible in all stages of okra which affects the growth and yield of the crop.
The disease is transmitted by whitefly.
In this disease, the veins of the leave=s start appearing yellow and later the leaves start turning yellow.
Initially, infected leaves exhibit only yellow-coloured veins but in the later stages, the entire leaf turns completely yellow.
Affected fruits become pale yellow, deformed and hard.
Management:
Remove and destroy disease-affected leaves/plants from crop fields to avoid secondary spread.
Mona, Venus Plus, Parbhani Kranti, Arka Anamika varieties can tolerate yellow vein mosaic.
Do not use more fertilizers during plant growth.
If possible, choose early planting to control yellow mosaic virus disease.
Keep the tools sterile that are used in crops.
Use 10 sticky traps/acre to control whitefly infestation.
For chemical control, spray Diafenthiuron 50% WP @ 250 gm or Acetamiprid 20% SP @ 100 gm or Imidicloprid 17.8% SL @ 80 ml/acre.

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This is the most important and destructive viral disease in bhindi.

This problem is visible in all stages of okra which affects the growth and yield of the crop.

The disease is transmitted by whitefly.

In this disease, the veins of the leave=s start appearing yellow and later the leaves start turning yellow.

Initially, infected leaves exhibit only yellow-coloured veins but in the later stages, the entire leaf turns completely yellow.

Affected fruits become pale yellow, deformed and hard.

Management:

Remove and destroy disease-affected leaves/plants from crop fields to avoid secondary spread.

Mona, Venus Plus, Parbhani Kranti, Arka Anamika varieties can tolerate yellow vein mosaic.

Do not use more fertilizers during plant growth.

If possible, choose early planting to control yellow mosaic virus disease.

Keep the tools sterile that are used in crops.

Use 10 sticky traps/acre to control whitefly infestation.

For chemical control, spray Diafenthiuron 50% WP @ 250 gm or Acetamiprid 20% SP @ 100 gm or Imidicloprid 17.8% SL @ 80 ml/acre.

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