PAPAYA - DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT

PAPAYA

DISEASE

FOOT ROT OR STEM ROT

MANAGEMENT:

1.WATER LOGGING SHOULD BE AVOIDED

2.REMOVAL AND BURNING OF INFECTED PLANTS

3.APPLY BORDEAUX MIXTURE(1.2%) AT THE BASE OF STEM

4.SEED TREATMENT: CAPTON (4G/KG) SEED OR CHLOROTHALONIL (2G/KG SEED)

DISEASE

MOSAIC 

MANAGEMENT:

1.SPRAY: 1% GROUNDNUT PIL (WEEKLY)

2.USE DISEASE FREE HEALTHY MATARIAL FOR PLANTING

DISEASE

LEAF CURL 

MANAGEMENT:

1.CONTROL THE INSECT VECTOR WITH MONOCROTOPHOS (0.05%) OR DIMETHOATE (0.2%) OR METASYSTOX (0.1%)

2.UPROOT AFFECTED PLANTS

3.AVOID GROWING TOMATO AND TOBACCO PLANTS NEAR PAPAYA

 

DISEASE

ANTHRACNOSE

MANAGEMENT:

1.SPRAY : CARBENDAZIM(0.1%) 15 DAYS INTERVAL TWICE 

                    OR

                    CHLOROTHALONIL (0.2%) 10-15 DAYS INTERVAL

                    OR

                    THIOPHANATE METHYL (0.1%) 

                    OR 

                    MANCOZEB (0.3%) 10DAYS INTERVAL

2.PHM : APPLY GROUNDNUT OIL COATING TO FRUIT AND FUMIGATION WITH BENZYL ISOTHIOCYNATE