Diseases and Management of Crops under Protected Cultivation

(Diseases and Management of Crops under Protected Cultivation)
against RAB and Soybean yellow Mosaic virus diseases.
‣ Bacterial pustules can be successfully controlled by two sprays at 45 and 55 days after
planting with a mixture of Blitox-50 (1.5 kg/ha) + Agrimycin-100 (150g/ha) or streptocycline
(150 g/ha) + copper sulphate (1kg/ha).
‣ Soybean yellow Mosaic can be very effectively controlled by four sprays with oxymethyl
demoton @ 1l/1000 lit/ha at 20, 30, 40 and 50 days after planting. Soil application with Phorate
10G @ 10 kg/ha and Furadan 3G @ 17.5 kg/ha controlled the disease. Varieties PK-1284,
1251, 1259, 1043, 1225, 1303, 1314, 1343, 1347, PS-1042 PS-564, 1364 were identified as
resistant to Soybean yellow Mosaic virus.
EXTENSION
The scientists also participate in the farmers contact programme as well as practical
trainings at different levels including those of IAS and PCS officers, Extension workers, Agricultural
officers, Farmers, Defense Personnels etc. The Scientists of the department also actively
participate in the trainings organized under the T&V programme for the benefit of farmers/State
level Agricultural Officers. Two Professors (Extension Pathology) and crop disease specialists are
deputed to “Help Line Service” started recently by the University under Agriculture Technology
Information Centre (ATIC). The telephone number of help line services is 05944-234810 and 1551.
Technology developed by the centre is regularly communicated to the farmers of the 13 districts of
Uttaranchal State through the extension staff (Plant Protection) of both university and state
agriculture and horticulture departments posted in all districts of the state. The radio talks and TV
programme are delivered. Popular articles and disease circulars are published regularly for the
benefit of the farmers.
UP-GRADATION TO CENTRE OF ADVANCED STUDIES
In view of the outstanding quality of teaching, research and extension work being carried out in
the Department, ICAR in 1995 upgraded the department to the status of the Centre of Advanced
Studies in Plant Pathology (CAS) and now has been upgraded to Centre of Advanced Faculty
Training (CAFT). Major mandate of the CAFT is to train scientific faculty from all over the country in
important and innovative areas of Plant Pathology. So far 25 trainings, with 512 participants from 25
states, have been held The CAS was awarded by the education division, ICAR on August 14, 1998 a
certificate of appreciation in commemoration of Golden Jubilee year of independence (1998) for
organizing the programmes for human resource development and developing excellent instructional
material. The progress report CAS/CAFT in Plant Pathology is as follows:
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