Symptoms and prevention measures of powdery mildew and downy mildew in chilli

Powdery and Downy mildew is a fungal disease that highly affects the leaves of chilli crops.
This disease is also known as Bhabhutiya disease.
In Powdery mildew, white powder appears on the upper surface of the leaves of the chilli plant.
In Downy mildew yellow spots appear on the lower surface of the leaves, after some time these spots become large, angular, and turn into a brown powder.
This brown powder deposits as a layer on the leaves making the process of photosynthesis difficult.
To control the disease, spray Novacrust (Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC) @ 240-400 ml/acre or Tesunova (Tebuconazole 10% + Sulfur 65% WG) @ 500 g/acre.
As a biological treatment, spray Tricho shield combat(Trichoderma viridi @ 500 g/acre or Monas- curb(Pseudomonas fluorescens)@ 250 g/acre.

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Powdery and Downy mildew is a fungal disease that highly affects the leaves of chilli crops.

This disease is also known as Bhabhutiya disease.

In Powdery mildew, white powder appears on the upper surface of the leaves of the chilli plant.

In Downy mildew yellow spots appear on the lower surface of the leaves, after some time these spots become large, angular, and turn into a brown powder.

This brown powder deposits as a layer on the leaves making the process of photosynthesis difficult.

To control the disease, spray Novacrust (Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC) @ 240-400 ml/acre or Tesunova (Tebuconazole 10% + Sulfur 65% WG) @ 500 g/acre.

As a biological treatment, spray Tricho shield combat(Trichoderma viridi @ 500 g/acre or Monas- curb(Pseudomonas fluorescens)@ 250 g/acre.