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Identification and Control of Diamondback Moth in Cabbage and cauliflower

The caterpillars of this insect eat the green matter of the leaves and only white membrane is left behind on the eaten area which later turn into holes.
Chemical control: Spray the spinosad 45% SC @ 300 ml / acre or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gram / acre or Profenophos 40% + Cypermethrin 4% EC @ 400 ml / acre.
As a biological treatment,use Beauveria Bassiana 250 gram/acre

Fruit borer: The caterpillar of Helicoverpa armigera is the main pest of okra crops. If it is not controlled at the right time, then it can damage the crop by 22-37 percent. It eats leaves, flowers and fruits. It makes round holes in the fruit .
To control this, use the following products.
The spread or outbreak of insect numbers can be monitored by the Pheromone trap. The Pheromone trap attracts pests of the opposite sex.
Profenofos 40 % + Cypermethrin 4% EC @ 400 ml/acre or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gram/acre or Novaluron 5.25 %+ Emamectin Benzoate 0.9 SC @ 600 ml/acre or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 % SC @ 60 ml/acre.
As biological treatment use Beauveria Bassiana 250 gram/acre

The land should be properly prepared by ploughing according to the need and it is advisable to make small beds simultaneously.
In heavy soils, seeds should be sown without a lump . The sandy soil does not require much tillage. 3-4 ploughing is sufficient .
Watermelon requires fertilizer. For soil treatment, it should be done by using a soil samridhi kit before sowing.
For this, first of all, mix 50 -100 kg FYM or cow dung with compost or field soil, and broadcast it on an empty field before sowing.
DAP @ 50 kg / acre + SSP @ 75 kg / acre + Potash @ 75 kg / acre broadcast at the time of sowing.

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Prevention of harmful diseases is necessary for production of onion and garlic. Onion and garlic crops are attacked by many diseases.
But if viewed economically, some diseases cause a lot of damage and highly affect the yield of onion and garlic crops than others. Such diseases need to be prevented.
Fungal diseases that infest the onion and garlic crops are as follows
Basal rot ,white rot, purple bloch ,Stemphylium Blight etc.
For prevention of these disease use following products.
Thiophanate Methyl 70% W/w@ 300 gram/acre or Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 300 gram/acre or Hexaconazole 5% SC @ 400 gram/acre or kitazin 48 % EC @ 200 ml/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 250 gram/acre or Tebuconazole 10% + Sulphur(s) 65% WG @ 500 gram/acre.

The larvae of the spiny pod borer initially are green in color and gradually turn pink.
Its adult is brown gray and the face is orange.
This insect causes high damage to flowers and young pods, due to which the buds fall in an immature stage.
The caterpillars cause a lot of damage by entering the inside of the pods, the caterpillar’s entrance in the pod creates brown spots.
Bifenthrin 10 % EC @ 300 ml/acre or Profenofos 40 % + Cypermethrin 4% EC@ 400 ml/acre or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gram/acre
Every spray should use a sticker.
As a biological treatment use Beauveria Bassiana @ 250 gram/acre

In gram weeds like annual grass, broadleaf weed, narrow leaf weed grow in huge numbers.
For management of weed, control in time is very important.
Weed management in 1-3 days of sowing: – use Pendimethalin 38.7%EC @ 700 ml / acre.
Along with this, time to time hand weeding reduces the weed outbreak and increases crop production.

Pseudomonas is a biological fungicide which also act as a bactericide.
Pseudomonas prevent crops from harmful fungus as well as frost in rabi crops.
Pseudomonas is a bacteria which can survive at the lowest temperature. Thus protecting crops from frost.
Frost infestation is caused by a drop in temperature and Pseudomonas is more than capable to effectively control frost.
Use Pseudomonas Fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre in 15-30 days of sowing as spray and as soil application.
Use Pseudomonas Fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre in 30-40 days of sowing as spray .
Due to sudden drop in temperature or if the fog is high, use it as required.

Calcium is a very important component for the Tomato crop.
It increases cell division in Tomato crop which in turn improves fruit production in Tomato crop.
Calcium plays important role in preventing blossom end rot problem in Tomato.
In tomato crop it helps in movement of tissues.

The problem of leaf curling in garlic crops is due to thrips attack. This insect first scratches the leaves of garlic and then feeds on cell sap .
This causes the leaf’s edge to burn and leaves of the whole plant turn yellow and the plants start wilting.
For the management of leaf curling in garlic, use following products.
Profenofos 50 % EC@ 500 ml/acre or Acephate 75 %SP @ 300 gm/acre or Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.9 % CS@ 250 ml/acre or Fipronil 5% SC @ 400 ml/acre or Acephate 50 %+ Imidacloprid 1.8 %SP @ 400 gram/acre.