- To prepare chilli plants, first seeds should be sown in 3 x 1.5 m size land and these beds should be raised 8-10 cm high from the ground so that the seeds and the plants do not rot due to water accumulation.
- One acre area requires 100 grams of chili seeds. Add 750 gm DAP, 100 gm Incryl (seaweed, amino acids, humic acid, and mycorrhiza) and 250 gm Trichoderma viride per square meter to the soil in 150 kg FYM to increase plant growth with soil structure. and it also protects against harmful soil-borne fungal diseases.
- 8-10 days after sowing, spray 10 gm thiamethoxam 25% WG in 15 liters of water for aphid and jassid insects and another spray after 20-22 days, 5 gm fipronil 40% + imidacloprid 40% WG with 15-liter water.
- After 15-20 days of sowing, the problem of damping-off in the nursery so spray or drenching with 0.5 gm of thiophanate methyl 70 WP per square meter or spray 30 gm of metalaxyl 4% + mancozeb 64% WP in 15 liters of water.
Knowledge of advanced varieties of chili
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.
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ShareManagement of Mosaic Virus in chilli
- 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.