MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROPS (2+1)

Pests and diseases

Pest
The leaf eating caterpillar feed on the green senna leaves and spraying of carbaryl (4g/l) controls the infestation. The pod borer is also reported to attack the pods and can be controlled by spraying chlorpyriphos 1000 ml/ha

Diseases

1. Leaf spot and leaf blight: The crop is sprayed with 0.1% benlate at about 70-80 days after sowing.
2. Damping off: Drenching with 0.2% brassicol or 0.5-0.15% rhizoctol.
3. Seedling blight: Spraying with 0.2% Mancozeb at forthnightly intervals.