The mosaic virus can cause heavy damage to the soybean crop

  • The mosaic virus can cause losses of up to 8-35% in soybean crops.

  • The carriers that spread this virus are sap-sucking insect whiteflies. 

  • Symptoms of mosaic virus vary according to the variety of soybean crops, due to its infestation, the leaves turn yellow and yellow-green spots are formed on the leaves. Due to the incomplete development of the leaves, the leaves become distorted and appear to be turned downwards.

  • Also, the plant does not develop properly and the pods are not formed properly. Due to which it affects production.

  • For its control, first of all, it is necessary to control the sucking insect, to control it, the following spraying can be done in a timely manner –

  • 1st spray:- Thiamethoxam 25% WG [ Areva ] @ 100 gm/acre, second spray :- Acetamapride 20% SP [ Dhanpreet] @ 100 g/acre + Kasugamycin 3% SL  [ kasu B ] @ 300 ml/acre or Streptomycin Sulphate IP 90% w/w + Tetracycline Hydrochloride IP 3% w/w [Streptocycline] @ 20 gm/acre, third spray:- Bifenthrin 10% EC [Markar] @ 300 ml per acre + Validamycin [Sheathmar] @ 300 ml per acre. Keep in mind that there should be a gap of 5-7 days between all the three sprays. or 

  • For whitefly control, spray Acetamiprid 20% SP [ Dhanpreet] @ 100 gm/acre or Bifenthrin 10% EC [Markar] @ 300 ml/acre or Diafenthiuron  50%WP [Pager] @ 250 gm/acre.

  • For biological control, spray Metarhizium  [ KALICHAKRA ] @ 1 kg/acre or Bavaria bassiana  [Bave Curb ] @ 250 g/acre.

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