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- Sulfur deficiency can be observed in all crops.
- Sulfur is a very important element for crops.
- The symptoms of sulfur deficiency are similar to nitrogen deficiency.
- Due to sulfur deficiency, the plant may not be able to fully grow.
- Maturity occurs very late due to the lack of sulfur in cereal crops.
- According to the nature of the crop, symptoms may appear first on new leaves in some or it might appear first on old leaves in others
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- Sucking pests like aphid, jassid, mites, whitefly are the main vectors of leaf curl virus in chilli
- The whitefly spreads the virus known as Chura-mura (leaf curl virus) which also causes leaves to be damaged.
- Ripe patches are formed on the mature leaves and the leaves are shredded into small cuts.
- This can cause the leaves to dry or fall, and also inhibit the growth of chilli crops.
- Use PRAVENTAL BV @ 100 gram / acre for this virus caused problem
- For vector control spray FIPRONIL 5% SC @ 400 ml / acre .
- or Spray ACEPHATE 50 %+ IMIDACLOPRID 1.8 %SP @ 400 gram / acre or LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 4.9 % CS @ 250 ml / acre.
- METARHIZIUM @ 1 kg / acre or BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 250 gram / acre
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- In soybean crops, there is a huge infestation of leaf-eating caterpillars that harm the crops’ leaves.
- These caterpillars greatly affect the soybean crops
- New hatched larvae tend to attack the leaves in herds.
- They scrap the green part off the leaves and then spread on the entire plant.
- The leaves of the entire plant are damaged because of the infestation only veins are left of the leaves eaten by the caterpillars.
- It is very important to control these caterpillars on time.
- To control them, do deep plowing in the empty field during summer time as biological treatment.
- Sow at the appropriate time at the beginning of monsoon.
- Spray BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 500gram / acre
Chemical Management:
- Spray PROFENOFOS 40 % + CYPERMETHRIN 4% EC @ 400 ml / acre or EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 5% SG @ 100 gram / acre
- FLUBENDIAMIDE 20% WG @ 100 gram / acre or CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 18.5 % SC @ 60 ml / acre
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