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Symptoms and prevention of gummosis disease in cucurbitaceous crops

28/05/2025 Tuesday May 27th, 2025

Raised blisters start appearing in the vines affected by Gummosis disease. After some time these blisters turn into sores. As the disease progresses, brown gum is secreted from these blisters. The number of flowers and fruits decreases in the vines affected by this disease.

Control: Use fertilizers and nutrients in balanced quantities to increase the immunity of plants. To prevent the spread of the disease, pluck and destroy the affected parts. Do not leave crop residues affected by the disease in the field. Remove the affected residues from the field and destroy them by burning them. Avoid water logging in the field. Make proper arrangements for drainage.

If the disease appears, spray M-45 (Mancozeb 75% WP) 400 gm/acre or Jatayu (Chlorothalonil 75% WP) 400 gm/acre mixed in 200 litres of water.

Identification and prevention of Powdery mildew disease in Moong crop

27/05/2025 Tuesday May 27th, 2025

A white powdery structure appears on the upper surface of the leaf, which later turns brown. This white powder grows rapidly and spreads in the form of a cover on the upper surface of the leaf. In severe infestation, the lower surface of the leaf is also affected. In the severe stage of the disease, the leaves of the infected plant dry up completely. The leaves start falling untimely when the weather is favourable, such symptoms appear in the branches and fruits apart from the leaves.

Control: Select disease-resistant seed varieties. For biological control, treat the seed with Combat (Trichoderma viride) 8 gm/kg of seed.

Spray Soluble Sulfur 600 gm/acre or Dhanustin (Carbendazim 50 %WP) 200 gm/acre or Tilt (Propiconazole 25% EC) 200 ml/acre mixed in 200 litres of water.

Curvature of Bottle Gourd fruit and its prevention

25/05/2025 Tuesday May 27th, 2025

In bottle gourds due to the fruit fly pest, the problem of crookedness of fruits is seen. These insects lay eggs on the bottle gourd surface and inside the fruit. Due to this, the fruits start to be crooked, it mostly attacks the young and soft fruits. Due to this holes are made in the fruits and the sap is seen coming out of the holes, due to which this fruit gets infected and starts rotting and the shape of the fruits deteriorates. Fruits start falling prematurely.

Prevention: To prevent this, apply Neemgold Neem Oil at the rate of 1000 ml/Acre or Pheromone – Fruit fly trap at the rate of 10/Acre or Bave Curb (Beauveria bassiana 5% WP) at the rate of 500 g / acre mixed with 200 litres of water.

Identification and control of beetle pest in Bottle gourd

24/05/2025 Tuesday May 27th, 2025

This insect mainly attacks cucurbitaceous crops. Red Pumpkin Beetle It is of red colour which pierces the leaves of the plant by eating the leaves in the initial stage. This insect eats the upper surface of the leaves of the bottle gourd. Due to this, the leaves become reticulated. When the outbreak increases, only veins are visible in the bottle gourd leaves, due to which the growth of the crop stops.

Control: Infected plants should be uprooted and destroyed. The field should be kept free from weeds. To control it, spray Tafgor (Dimethoate 30% EC) at the rate of 250 ml/acre mixed with 200 litres of water.

Outbreak and prevention of red and yellow mites in crops

23/05/2025 Tuesday May 27th, 2025

Red and yellow mite is a very small insect which forms groups on the lower surface of the leaves. It sucks the juice from the leaves. Due to this, there is a lack of nutrients in the plants, the leaves wither and curl downwards, which stops the growth of the plants. Due to its outbreak, the fruits are less and fall without ripening. Webs appear on plants when heavily infected.

Control: To prevent this, adopt crop rotation or uproot and destroy the affected plants. Apart from this, spray Omite (Propargite 57% EC) @ 400 ml/acre or Oberon (Spiromesifen 22.9% SC) @ 160 ml mixed in 200 litres of water.

Identification and control of bacterial leaf spot in chilli

22/05/2025 Tuesday May 27th, 2025

Bacterial leaf spot in chilli plants is a serious bacterial disease. This disease mainly appears on old plants but soon starts affecting young plants also, small brown coloured spots appear on the leaves of the plant. Spots appear margins of leaves start drying, spots coalesce to form irregular lesions. The leaves turn chlorotic and fall prematurely when the infection is severe.

Control: Infected plants should be uprooted and destroyed so that the disease does not spread to other plants. Use disease-free seeds and if the disease appears apply M-45 (Mancozeb 75% WP) 400 gm/acre or Blue Copper (Copper Oxychloride 50% WP) at the rate of 300 gm/Acre mixed in 200 litres of water.

How to manage a chilli nursery

21/05/2025 Tuesday May 27th, 2025

According to the need, water should be given in the chilli nursery with the help of a fountain. In summer, afternoon, water should be sprinkled at a difference of one day, because even using agro net in the summer season, the moisture in the land evaporates quickly. In case of excessive water logging, there should be a proper drainage system.

Apart from this, weeds should be cleaned from the beds. In extreme heat, cover the seedlings with grass cover, and remove the grass cover after 4 to 5 days of seed germination. Clean the grass debris from the beds. For the control of plant rot and Sucking pests after cleaning the beds, CarmaNova (Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP) 25g/pump and ThiaNova-25 (Thiamethoxam 25% WG) 10g/pump and MaxxRoot 10 Gm/Pump Mix it in 15 litres of water and spray it.

Identification and control of Cercospora leaf spot disease in okra

20/05/2025 Tuesday May 27th, 2025

Initially, brown spots appear on the lower surface of the leaves. Older leaves, which are closer to the ground, are affected by the disease. As the disease progresses, the leaves dry up and turn brown. In case of severe infection, the plant may completely defoliate. Spots may also be seen on the upper surface of the leaves. The disease progresses from the lower leaves upwards and infects the stem and fruits.

Control:- If its attack is observed, spray M-45 (Mancozeb 75% WP) at the rate of 400 gm/acre mixed with 200 litres of water.

Identification and control of bacterial wilt disease in brinjal crop

19/05/2025 Tuesday May 27th, 2025

Wilt disease is observed at the stage of 50-55 days of the crop. Affected plants suddenly wither and dry slowly. Such plants get uprooted easily when pulled by hand. Due to wilt disease, the roots of diseased plants turn brown and black from the inside. On dissecting the diseased plants, the tissue appears black. The leaves of the plants wither and fall down. This disease increases due to excess moisture and heat in the ground.

Control: Disease-resistant varieties should be selected, it is a soil-borne disease, so it is necessary to do soil treatment, for this, treat the soil with Combat (Trichoderma viride 1% WP) 2 kg/acre or if the symptoms of the disease appear, In case of disease symptoms, Blue Copper (Copper oxychloride 50% WP) @ 300 gm/acre mixed with water should be applied through drip or soil drenching.

Complete information of the Chilli variety Rafale

18/05/2025 Tuesday May 27th, 2025

This variety is a vigorous plant with dense branching semi-spreading. This variety has better quality fruits and better growth development potential. The length of the fruit of this variety is about 7 cm and the thickness is about 1.2 cm, the fruit is dark green in colour and the skin is smooth and the fruits are of medium shine. Its fruits turn into an attractive shiny dark red colour when ripe. This variety is excellent tolerant to leaf curl virus. Fruits can be harvested easily, there is no damage to the plants Having shiny, attractive fruit fetches with high market value, a very high-yielding hybrid with high pungency and better colour. Nursery can be raised at the rate of a seed rate of 100 gm/acre. The first harvesting can be done in 60-65 days. While planting this variety, a row-to-row distance of 4 cm and a plant-to-plant distance of 2 cm should be kept. This variety is more spreading variety.