Pests and diseases

Pests and diseases

    Pest
    Cut worms cause considerable damage to young plants. The other insects noticed in this crop are potato beetle and flea beetle. They can be controlled by treating the seed bed with aldrin just before planting and treating the soil with the solution of chlordane two weeks after germination of seed.

    Diseases
    Root rot: Plants at every stage of growth are affected. This can be controlled by fumigation of soil with Methyl bromide and treating the seeds with agallol or captan.
    Leaf spot: The disease can be controlled by spraying blitox @ 3g/l of water.

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