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Paddy Grain Discolouration
Paddy Diseases
Grain Discolouration
Symptoms
- The grains may be infected by various organisms before or after harvesting causing discolouration, the extend of which varies according to season and locality.
- The infection may be external or internal causing discoloration of the glumes or kernels or both.
- Dark brown or black spots appear on the grains.
- The discolouration may be red, yellow, orange, pink or black, depending upon the organism involved and the degree of infection.
- This disease is responsible for quantitative and qualitative losses of grains.
-
Favourable Conditions:
- High humidity and cloudy weather during heading stage.
Management
- Pre and post-harvest measures should be taken into account for prevention of grain discolouration.
- Foliar spray of Neem oil @ 3 per cent at 50 % flowering stage followed by second spray 10 days later.
- Seed treatment with Bacillus subtilis @ 10g/kg + one foliar spray with Azoxystrobin @ 100 ml/ac
at 50 per cent flowering for the management of sheath rot and grain discolouration.
|
Fungicide |
Dosage |
|---|---|
|
200ml/acre |
|
|
Bacillus Thuringiensis var. Kurstaki Serotype 3a, 3b, SA II WG |
10g/kg seed treatment |
|
250ml/acre |
- The grains may be infected by various organisms before or after harvesting causing discolouration, the extend of which varies according to season and locality.
- The infection may be external or internal causing discoloration of the glumes or kernels or both.
- Dark brown or black spots appear on the grains.
- The discolouration may be red, yellow, orange, pink or black, depending upon the organism involved and the degree of infection.
- This disease is responsible for quantitative and qualitative losses of grains.
-
Favourable Conditions:
- High humidity and cloudy weather during heading stage.
- Pre and post-harvest measures should be taken into account for prevention of grain discolouration.
- Foliar spray of Neem oil @ 3 per cent at 50 % flowering stage followed by second spray 10 days later.
- Seed treatment with Bacillus subtilis @ 10g/kg + one foliar spray with Azoxystrobin @ 100 ml/ac
at 50 per cent flowering for the management of sheath rot and grain discolouration.
|
Fungicide |
Dosage |
|---|---|
|
200ml/acre |
|
|
Bacillus Thuringiensis var. Kurstaki Serotype 3a, 3b, SA II WG |
10g/kg seed treatment |
|
250ml/acre |
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