Nursery management using scientific method in Chilli

How to manage scientific nursery in chili
  • 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.
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Identification of Mosaic Virus in chili –

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  • The main symptom of this disease is the appearance of dark green and yellow spots on the leaves.
  • Another symptom includes the appearance of Light pits and blisters
  • Yellowing and distortion of younger leaves, followed by conspicuous mosaic.
  • Severe mottling with light and dark green patches get Scattered all over the leaf surface.
  • Slight curling, marginal rolling and shortening of leaves are other common symptoms of mosaic virus. 
  • This disease spreads through whitefly. 
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