• Wilt disease or uktha disease is the main disease in gram. The main cause of wilt disease is a fungus known as Fusarium oxysporum. 

• It is a common soil-borne disease. This fungus can live in the soil for about six years without any nutrients or control.

• The first and foremost symptom of this disease is the yellowing of developing branches and edges of leaves.

• The upper parts of the plants turn yellow, the growth of the bud stops, the stems and the upper leaves become more rigid after which the lower leaves turn yellow and then the leaves fall.

• Lastly, the entire plant withers and the stem shrinks downward.

Chemical Management:

Thiophanate Methyl  70% W / W @ 300 gram/acre should be used as soil treatment during irrigation at 30 days of sowing.

Biological treatment:

Use Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram/acre as soil treatment at 30 days of sowing during irrigation.

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