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Diseases and Management of Crops under Protected Cultivation

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(<strong>Diseases</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Crops</strong> <strong>under</strong> <strong>Protected</strong> <strong>Cultivation</strong>)<br />

bacterium should be avoided for PCR. In Bio –PCR, semi selective medium as SM-1 was<br />

developed <strong>and</strong> further modifying the medium as MAS-1 used for R. solanacearum. The detection<br />

limit <strong>of</strong> this medium for through this technique is 100 cfu/ml from soil based on tested artificially or<br />

naturally infested soils. R. solanacearum was detected from soil <strong>of</strong> weed rhizoshphere, weed root<br />

<strong>and</strong> water with high sensitivity <strong>of</strong> detection 1.9 cfu/ ml <strong>and</strong> 17 cfu/g <strong>of</strong> soil using bio-PCR.<br />

<strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bacterial wilt diseases <strong>of</strong> solanaceous crops<br />

Use disease free tubers <strong>and</strong> seeds.<br />

Treat tubers with streptocycline 500 ppm concentration.<br />

Grow bacterial wilt resistant varieties <strong>of</strong> following crops –<br />

Brinjal: Arka Keshav (long type), Arka Nidhi (long type), Arka Neelkanth (long type),<br />

Pusa Anupam (round type)<strong>and</strong> Hissar Shyamal (round type), Singnath.<br />

Tomato: Palam Pink, Palam Pride <strong>and</strong> F1 7711, Arka Rakshak, Arka Abha, Swarna<br />

Sampada<br />

Chilli: Surajmukhi<br />

Disinfecting the cutting knives with suitable bactericide.<br />

Avoidance <strong>of</strong> surface water for irrigation, cutting <strong>of</strong> potato seeds <strong>and</strong> education.<br />

The incidence <strong>of</strong> wilt diseases in tomato was reduced by applying panchagavya which<br />

contains 20 ml <strong>of</strong> cow ghee, 50 ml each <strong>of</strong> cow milk, <strong>and</strong> curd, 40 ml <strong>of</strong> cow urine,<br />

400g <strong>of</strong> cow dung, 20 g <strong>of</strong> common salt <strong>and</strong> 10g bakers yeast.<br />

Biocontrol agent Pseudomonas fluorescens <strong>and</strong> Bacillus subtilis found effective to control<br />

the disease.<br />

Crop rotation is not effective as the pathogen can survive for a long period (several years)<br />

in the soil <strong>and</strong> also attack a wide range <strong>of</strong> crops <strong>and</strong> solanaceous weeds. Crop rotation 2-3<br />

years with wheat <strong>and</strong> Crotolaria juncea<br />

Do not grow crops in soil where bacterial wilt has occurred.<br />

Rogue out wilted plants from the field to reduce spread <strong>of</strong> the disease from plant to plant<br />

Control root-knot nematodes since they could facilitate infection <strong>and</strong> spread <strong>of</strong> bacterial wilt<br />

Where feasible, extended flooding (for at least 6 months) <strong>of</strong> the infested fields can reduce<br />

disease levels in the soil<br />

Soil amendments (organic manures) can suppress bacterial wilt pathogen in the soil Good<br />

results have been encountered by using bi<strong>of</strong>umigation as soil treatment for bacterial wilt.<br />

Application <strong>of</strong> bleaching powder 12 -15 kg/ ha in the furrow during transplanting/ sowing<br />

tubers in the field.<br />

Actigard (acibenzolar-s-methyl) has shown to be effective, but only when inoculum<br />

densities are low.<br />

In India, CRA 66 rootstocks were used in grafting <strong>of</strong> tomato to reduce bacterial wilt in<br />

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