Knowledge of advanced varieties of chili

24/03/2020Posted on

Hyveg Saniya: 

  • This variety of chilli is intermediate resistance for bacterial wilt and Chilli Mosaic Virus.
  • The chillies of this variety are 13-15 cm long, 1.7 cm thick and weighs around 14 grams. They are shiny yellowish-green in colour.
  • The first harvesting of this variety takes place in 50–55 days.

Mahyco Navtej (MHCP-319): 

  • This is powder mildew and drought-tolerant variety.
  • This hybrid variety is of medium to high pungency which has long storage capacity.

Watch this video to know more about other high yielding varieties of chilli-

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Management of Mosaic Virus in chilli

22/02/2020Posted on
  • Uproot the infected plants.
  • Cultivate of resistant/tolerant varieties like Pusa Jwala, Pant C-1, Pusa- Sadabahar, Panjab lal etc.
  • Spray Acetamiprid 20% SP at the rate of 130gram/acre at regular intervals to reduce the vectors, or 
  • You can also Spray Fipronil 40% + Imidachloprid 40% WG @ 40 gram/acre.
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