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How to control powdery mildew in bitter gourd crops

Usually this disease occurs on bitter gourd leaves, which affects the leaf’s lower and upper part.
This disease can be identified by the formation of yellow to white colored powder on the upper and lower surface of bitter gourd leaves.
To managing this use, Azoxystrobin 11%+Tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 300 ml /acre or Azoxystrobin @ 300 ml/acre
Spray Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram/acre+Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment

Alternaria leaf spot disease appears in any crop only after sowing.
Due to this disease, brown colored round spots appear on the leaves. These spots grow slowly and finally the affected leaves dry up and fall.
For prevention of this disease, spray Carbdenzium 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 300 g / acre or Ketazine @ 300 g / acre.
Spraying of Trichoderma viridi @ 500 g / acre as a biological treatment.

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Consuming ashwagandha reduces the risk of heart related diseases.
The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties found in it are helpful in lowering cholesterol.
Consuming it strengthens heart muscles and reduces bad cholesterol levels .

Cucumber crop is cucurbits crop , if there is a sudden change in the weather, the crop of cucurbits family suffers a lot of damage.
Alternaria blight , powdery mildew, downy mildew can attack due to weather changes.
Be sure to use the following products to control them.
Alternaria leaf spot: – For the prevention of this disease, spraynCarbedenium 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 300gram/acre or Ketazine @ 300gram/acre
Powdery mildew: – Azestrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 300 ml/acre or azoxystrobin @ 300 ml/acre for its management.
Downy mildew: – Spray of Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% WG @ 150gram/acre or Metalaxyl 4% + Mancozeb 64% WP @ 600gram/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400gram/acre
Spray Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram/acre + Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment
Follow the crop cycle and keep clean in the field.

In some places of Madhya Pradesh, the excessive amount of moisture in the soil due to rain, the attack of fungal diseases can be very high.
In green gram crop , germination stage is more likely to cause dumping off, Cercospora leaf spot disease.
To control this, it is very important to use the necessary products on time.
Cercospora leaf spot disease: – Thiophanate methyl 70% W/W @ 500 gram/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gram/acre
Dumping off: – Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 30 gram / pump or Thiophanate methyl 70% W /W @ 50 gram / pump or Mancozeb 64% + Metalaxyl 8% WP @ 60 gram/pump
Use pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment.

25/03/2021

Due to sudden change in the weather, there has been a lot of rain,due to this, there is a high probability to attack of fungal diseases in the watermelon crop.
At this time in watermelon crop, Alternaria blight, gummy stem blight, wilt disease,can occur . can be used to control the effective products on these diseases.
By using these products, the crop can be saved from diseases occurring in the watermelon crop.
Alternaria leaf spot: – For the prevention of this disease, spraying of Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 300gram/acre or Ketazine @ 300 gram/acre
Gummy stem blight / Wilt disease : – Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gram/acre or chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 300 gram / acre or Tebuconazole @ 25.9% EC @ 200 ml/acre
As a biological treatment use Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre or Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram/acre.

Cucurbit crops are planted in large quantities during the summer season.
Harsh sunlight due to summer causes ‘sun stretching’ in the fruits of these crops.
This greatly affects the quality of the crop.
To avoid this problem, farmers should cover the fruits of the crop with grass
Apart from this, regular irrigation should be done on the crop.
Regular irrigation keeps the soil at optimum temperature.

Adults of this pest are dark metallic in color.
This insect usually attacks the leaves of Bitter gourd plant.
The indication of this insect’s attack is prominent whitish zigzag lines on the leaves. This line is caused by the tunnel formed inside the leaf by the pest’s caterpillar.
The plant growth is inhibited and the plant remains underdeveloped.
The flowering and fruiting capacity of infested plants is adversely affected.
Abamectin 1.9 % EC @ 150 ml / acre or Profenofos 50 % EC @ 500 ml / acre or Thiamethoxam12.6 % + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC@ 80 ml / acre or Cyantraniliprole 10.26 % OD @ 250 ml / acre.

These pests are small, red in color and are found in large quantities on the tender parts of crops such as leaves.
Webs are visible on the mite infested plant. This pest attacks on the soft parts of the plant by sucking the sap and eventually killing the plant.
Propargite 57% EC 57% EC @ 400 ml / acre or Spiromesifen 22.9% SC @ 200 ml / acre or Abamectin 1.9 % EC @ 150 ml / acre.
As a biological treatment Use Metarhizium anisopliae @ 1 kg/acre as a biological treatment