Gummy stem blight – Gramophone

In this disease, there is an infection in all the parts except the root of the plant.
Early symptoms: Yellowness/greenness is seen on the edges of the leaves of the plant, and the surface filled with spots appear.
The wound is formed on the stem of the plant that is infected with this disease, from which the red-brown, black-colored gummy substance is released.
On the string, brown spots become black spots which later go to the wound.
In bottle gourd seeds have medium-brown, dark spots.

Management:-

Choose healthy seeds.
Inspect transplantation and uproot the infected plants and leave the farm out of the field.
On the appearance of illness, immediately spray chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 350gm / acre or tebuconazole 25.9% EC @ 200 ml / acre solution.

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