- Symptoms: – It is a bacterial disease, due to this disease, the internodes of the lower part of the stem of maize get infected and because of this stem rotting starts in the infected part of the stem.
- Viscous water comes out from the part in which the infection has occurred and a bad smell starts.
- After some time its symptoms are seen on the leaves, which later spread on the whole plant.
- Management: – streptomycin sulfate IP 90% w / w + tetracycline hydrochloride IP 10% w / w @ 24 gram / acre or Kasugamycin 5% + copper oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gram / acre.
- Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram / acre as a biological treatment.
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