Basic Agricultural Study

Menu
  • Home
  • Agronomy
  • Soil Science
  • Horticulture
  • Crop Botany
  • Entomology
  • Plant Pathology
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Biochemistry
  • Agri-business and Marketing
  • Agricultural Chemistry
  • Agricultural Extension
  • Ag. Economics
  • Post-harvest Technology
  • Agro-forestry
  • Ag. Statistics
  • Farm Mechanics
  • Job Oriented Course
  • Blog
Home
Plant Pathology
Symptoms and Management of Stem rot of Betel vine
Plant Pathology

Symptoms and Management of Stem rot of Betel vine

Musa March 26, 2020

Contents

  • 1 Symptoms and Management of Collar rot/Foot rot/Stem rot of Betelvine
    • 1.1 Symptoms of Stem rot of Betel vine
    • 1.2 Favorable condition of Stem rot of Betel vine
    • 1.3 Control Measures of Stem rot of Betel vine

Symptoms and Management of Collar rot/Foot rot/Stem rot of Betelvine

Causal organism: Sclerotium rolfsii.

Symptoms of Stem rot of Betel vine

1. The vines of all stages are susceptible to the disease.

2. The infection usually starts at the collar region.

3. Whitish cottony mycelium is seen on the stem and roots.

4. Brown colored mustard-like sclerotia are seen on the infected stem and soil near the vines.

5. The stem portion shows rotting of tissues at the plant of attack and the plant shows dropping of the leaves and withering finally dry up.

Favorable condition of Stem rot of Betel vine

▲ High temperature of 28-­30 C.

▲ Organic fertilizer rich soil and plant debris are favor for the disease.

Control Measures of Stem rot of Betel vine

♦ Remove the affected vines with the roots and burned.

♦ Apply more of soil amendments like neem cake, mustard cake.

♦ Apply Trichoderma compost fertilizer @ 5g/plant.

♦ Treated vine with Provex/Bavistin @ 2g/L of water before planting.

♦ Drench the soil with 0.1% carbendazim.

♦ After founding the disease, spraying Provex/Bavistin @ 2g/L of water on foot of plant near the soil.

Share
Tweet
Pinterest
Email
Prev Article
Next Article

Related Articles

Plant disease symptoms caused by plant viruses   Plant viruses …

Plant disease symptoms caused by plant viruses, mycoplasma and nematodes

Symptoms and management of Rhizome rot of Turmeric and Ginger
Contents1 Symptoms and management of Rhizome rot of Turmeric and …

Symptoms & Management of Rhizome rot of Turmeric and Ginger

About The Author

Musa

I'm studying plant pathology. I have completed my Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree.

Leave a Reply

Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Basic Agricultural Study

About

This is a blog is about basic agricultural study. This blog helps those students who are want to achieve proper knowledge of basic agriculture degree B.Sc.Ag (Hons.). Read attentively and make yourself a good agriculturist and work for the nation.

Facebook page

Recent Articles

  • Cucurbitaceae, Gramineae, Solanaceae: General features and economic importance
  • External Morphology of Tea, Rice, Wheat, Sugarcane
  • Structure of protein
  • Plant Adaptations: Definition and Classification
  • Which mushrooms are edible: Best 9 types
Copyright © 2021 Basic Agricultural Study

Ad Blocker Detected

Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.

Refresh