Fibres Botanically a fiber is a long narrow and thickwalled cell. Cotton Botanical name : Gossypium spp. Family : Malvaceae Cotton is the world’s most important nonfood commercial crop. Origin and Area of cultivation: It is one of the oldest cultivated crops of the world. It has been cultivated for about 8000 years both in […]
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DISEASES OF JUTE – Agricultural study materials
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 […]