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

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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