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Paddy ​​​​Sheath Rot

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​​​​Sheath Rot

Symptoms


  • Initial symptoms are noticed only on the upper most leaf sheath enclosing young panicles.
  • The flag leaf sheath show oblong or irregular greyish brown spots.
  • They enlarge and develop grey centre and brown margins covering major portions of the leaf sheath.
  • The young panicles may remain within the sheath or emerge partially. The panicles rot and abundant whitish powdery fungal growth is formed inside the leaf sheath
  • Favourable Conditions :
    • Closer planting, high doses of nitrogen, high humidity and temperature around 25-30 C.
    • Injuries made by leaf folder, brown plant hopper and mites increase infection.
  • Spray Carbendazim 100g or mancozeb 500 g /ac at boot leaf stage and 15 days later.
  • Soil application of gypsum (200 kg/ac) in two splits.
  • Application of NSKE 5% or neem oil 3 % or Ipomoea or prosopis leaf powder extract 10 Kg/ac.
    First spray at boot leaf stage and second 15 days later.

Fungicide

Dosage

Carbendazim 50% WP

250g/acre

Mancozeb 75% WP

500g/acre

Azadirachtin 10000 PPM

250ml/acre

  • Initial symptoms are noticed only on the upper most leaf sheath enclosing young panicles.
  • The flag leaf sheath show oblong or irregular greyish brown spots.
  • They enlarge and develop grey centre and brown margins covering major portions of the leaf sheath.
  • The young panicles may remain within the sheath or emerge partially. The panicles rot and abundant whitish powdery fungal growth is formed inside the leaf sheath
  • Favourable Conditions :
    • Closer planting, high doses of nitrogen, high humidity and temperature around 25-30 C.
    • Injuries made by leaf folder, brown plant hopper and mites increase infection.
  • Spray Carbendazim 100g or mancozeb 500 g /ac at boot leaf stage and 15 days later.
  • Soil application of gypsum (200 kg/ac) in two splits.
  • Application of NSKE 5% or neem oil 3 % or Ipomoea or prosopis leaf powder extract 10 Kg/ac.
    First spray at boot leaf stage and second 15 days later.

Fungicide

Dosage

Carbendazim 50% WP

250g/acre

Mancozeb 75% WP

500g/acre

Azadirachtin 10000 PPM

250ml/acre

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