Papaya Diseases
Leaf Curl
Symptoms
- Curling, crinkling and distortion of leaves, reduction of leaf lamina, rolling of leaf margins inward and downward, thickening of veins.
- Leaves become leathery, brittle and distorted.Plants stunted.Affected plants does not produce flowers and fruits.
- Spread by whitefly Bemisia tabaci.
Management
- Uproot affected plants.
- Avoid growing tomato, tobacco near papaya.
- Spraying with systemic insecticides to control the vector
|
Fungicide |
Dosage |
|---|---|
|
Acetamiprid 20% SP |
0.5g-1g/lit |
|
Thiamethoxam 25% WG |
1g/lit |
