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4. Red onion (Allium<br />

cepa): Chop Allium<br />

cepa bulb f<strong>in</strong>ely, soak <strong>in</strong><br />

two teaspoons of oil for<br />

a day. Then mix with<br />

half a lit of soapy water<br />

and filter. Mix one part<br />

solution with 20 parts<br />

water, and spray.<br />

The target pests are: Cercospora, Colletotrichum, Curvularia,<br />

Fusarium, Helm<strong>in</strong>thosporium, Pestalotia.<br />

The diseases controlled are: Leaf mold, leaf spot, early blight,<br />

frog-eye leaf spot, anthracnose, fruit rot, smudge, fruit and<br />

stem rot, damp<strong>in</strong>g – off, root rot, early blight, wilt, curly top<br />

5. Drumstick (Mor<strong>in</strong>ga<br />

oleifera): Extract the juice of 1<br />

kg leaves of drum stick, then<br />

mix juice with 3 litres of water,<br />

and use as spray.<br />

The target pests are:<br />

Alternaria, Colletotrichum,<br />

Diplodia, Pestalona.

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