Control of Aphids on Bottle Gourd

21/03/2018Posted on
  • The affected parts turn yellow, get curled, wrinkle and deformed in shape and ultimately dry and die away.
  • Spray dimethoate 30 ml per pump or Imidacloprid 17.8% SL 10 ml per pump at fortnightly intervals.

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Powdery Mildew of Bottle Gourd

28/02/2018Posted on

Powdery Mildew of Bottle Gourd

  • White to dirty gray spots or patches appers on leaves which be come white powery as they enlarge.
  • Fortnightly spray hexaconazole 5% SC 300 ml per acre or thiophanate methyl 70% WP 400 gm per acre.

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Control of Fusarium Wilt in Bottle Gourd

20/01/2018Posted on

Symptoms:-

  • In young seedling, cotyledons drop and wither.
  • Older plants wilt suddenly and vascular bundles at the collar regions show brown discoloration.

Control:-

  • Use resistant cultivars.
  • Give hot water treatment to seed at 55OC for 30 Minutes.
  • Drenching of carbendazim 3 Gm/litre.
  • Crop rotation reduces the severity of the disease.

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