Causes and Prevention for fruit rot in brinjal crops

Causes and Prevention for fruit rot in brinjal crops
  • Excessive moisture can cause the fruit rot to infect the brinjal crop .
  • Dried spots appear on the fruits of brinjal due to fungal infection, then these spots gradually spread to other fruits.
  • The outer surface of the infected fruit turns brown on which white fungus develops.
  • The leaves and other parts of the plant affected by this disease should be  destroyed so that the spread of the disease can be contained.
  • For control of this disease use Mancozeb 75 % WP @ 600 gram/acre or Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gram/acre or Hexaconazole 5% SC@ 400 ml/acre or Streptomycin Sulphate 90%+ Tetracycline Hydrochloride 10% W/W@ 24 gram/acre 
  • After 15-20 days, change the Fungicide as needed.
  • As a biological treatment use Pseudomonas Fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre or Trichoderma Viride@ 500 gram/acre
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