Root rot and stem rot Macrophomina phaseolina Bacterial wilt Pseudomonas solanacearum 1. ROOT ROT and STEM ROT – Macrophomina phaseolina Symptoms The fungus attacks the stem at the nodal region, causing shredding of the bark. In mature plants, necrotic lesions on the leaves appear at the apex and along their margins. Pycnidia are formed on […]
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DISEASES OF LINSEED – Agricultural study materials
DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Rust Melamspora lini Wilt Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lini Powdery mildew Oidium lini Alternaria leaf spot Alternaria lini Septoria leaf spot Mycosphaerella linorum 1. Rust –Melamspora lini Symptoms The rust may attack all the aerial parts of the plant including the capsules. Diseased plants produce bright orange uredo pustules on both surfaces of […]
DISEASES OF BENGAL GRAM / CHICK PEA – Free Study Material
1. WILT – Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri Symptoms The disease occurs in seedling stage and flowering stage. Infected seedlings show yellowing, drying of leaves, browning of vascular bundles and finally wilting of plants. Mode of Spread and Survival The disease spreads through irrigation water and farm implements. The pathogen survives as chlamydospores in the soil […]
Pests On Tuber Crops – Potato, sweet potato – Insects study materials
PESTS ON TUBER CROPS POTATO Cutworms, Noctuidae: Lepidoptera Common cutworm, Agrotis segetum Black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon Spotted cutworm, Xestia C-nigrum Variegated cutworm, Peridroma saucia Feed on foliage Cut tender stem Larvae remain in soil Larva dark brown in colour Pupates inside the soil Adult – brown fore wings with spots and markings Potato […]
Pest Affecting moringa, drumstick tree, horseradish tree, and ben oil tree or benzolive tree – Free Study Material
MORINGA Moringa oleifera is a plant that is often called the drumstick tree, the miracle tree, the ben oil tree, or the horseradish tree. Moringa has been used for centuries due to its medicinal properties and health benefits. It also has antifungal, antiviral, antidepressant, and anti-inflammatory properties.Pod fly Gitona distigma (Drosophilidae: Diptera) Aematurely and full-fed caterpillars come out […]