Brinjal Diseases
Damping Off
Symptoms
- Sudden collapsing of the seed lings occur in the seed bed.
- The seedlings are attacked at the collar region and the attacked seedlings are toppled down.
- The disease spreads through fungi present in the soil. The disease spreads through fungi present in the soil.
Management
- Treat the seeds with Trichoderma asperellum @ 4 g / kg or Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 10 g /kg of seeds 24 hours before sowing.
- Apply P. fluorescens to soil @ 2.5 kg/ha with 50 kg of FYM.
- Avoid stagnation of water.
- Seed treatment with antagonistic fungus viz. Trichoderma harzianum@ 4 g/kg seed or T. viride @ 4 g/kg seed along with application of pressmud @ 5 kg/m2 or carbofuran 3G @10 g/m2.
- Application of carbofuran 3G @ 10g/m2at the time of sowing. Intercrop with marigold at 4:1 ratio. Apply Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 10g/m2 for nematodes and damping off disease complex.
- The disease can be controlled by seed treatment with agrosan or ceresin @2gm/kg of seed.
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Insecticide  |
Dosage |
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 2.5 kg/ha |
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Drench with   2.5 gm/lit with 4 lit/sq.mt |
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10 gm/sq.mt |
