Nursery management of minisetts
Nursery Mangement of Minis Setts
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Light irrigation is given soon after planting and then another could be given after four or five hours.
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From the next day onwards, intermittent irrigations could be given for about two weeks.
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Irrigation could be provided through a net work of micro sprinklers fitted on 3/4“ PVC pipes, connected to a water tap.
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The minisetts would start sprouting in a week’s time.
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Chemical fertilizers should not be applied.
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It is advisable to spray Dimethoate (0.05 %) at fortnightly intervals as a prophylactic measure against pests like white fly which is responsible for spreading cassava mosaic disease (CMD).
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Routine examination of minisett nursery is essential to detect incidence of CMD if any, which if present would invariably express mosaic symptoms in the initially sprouted leaves.
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Terefore, if an infected minisett is found, it should be immediately pulled out and destroyed.
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Last modified: Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 8:52 AM