Pests and Diseases

Pests and Diseases

    Pests
  1. Red spider mite : Spray Kelthane @ 2ml/l
  2. Hairy caterpillar: Spray Endosulfan or Ekolux @ 2ml/l
  3. Leaf hopper : Spray wits Melathian or Rogar @ 2ml/l
  4. Japanese Beetle
  5. Tarnished plant bug,
  6. Slugs
    Diseases
    Diseases (Fungal): Causal organism Measures
    1) Damping off Rhizoctonia solani Seed treatment with capton @ 0.5%
    2) Collor rot

    Rhizoctonia solani

    Phytophthora sp.

    Pythium sp.

    Sclerotium rolfsi

    Seed treatment with capton @ 0.5%
    3) Leaf spot

    Alternaria tagetica

    Cercospora spp.

    Septoria tageticola

    Spray with Blitox @ 0.4% or Bavistin @ 0.1%
    4) Blight Colletotrichum capsia

    DM 45 @ 0.2%

    5) Inflorescence light Alternaria zinnac

    DM 45 @ 0.2% or Bavistin @ 0.1%

    6) Powdery mildew Oidium sp.

    Spray with calixin, sulfex @ 0.2% (WS) @ 0.2%

    Viral diseases: Marigold is infected by Cmv, Aster yellow virus
Last modified: Sunday, 10 June 2012, 12:36 PM