LITTLE LEAF IN BRINJAL

SYMPTOMS:-

• The leaves of the infection in the early stages are light yellow in colour.
• The leaves show a reduction in size and are malformed.
• Disease affected plants are generally shorter in bearing a large number of branches, roots and leaves then healthy plants.
• The petioles, axil of leaves and internodes get shortened thus giving the plants a bushy appearance.
• Flower parts are deformed leading the plants to be sterlile.
• Infected plants do not bear any fruits.

CONTROL:-

• Use barriers of trap crops.
• Remove and destroy infected plants.
• The sowing time can be adjusted to avoid the main flight of the beet leaf hopper.
• Spraying of Dimethoate 2ml per litre of water has been recomended for vector control.

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