Damping off disease

“Seedlings killed before emergence. Water soaking and shrivelling of stem Reduced seed germination percentage.Its affects the young seedlings and their stems.lodging of seedlings due to weaken stems disease affected seedling are seen light brownish colour. diseases spread through seeds and soil.”

Disease causing Species Name:

Pythium aphanidermatum

Major Plants under threat:

Chilli, okra

Method of Application:

Seed treatment, soil application, foliar spray

Intervals:

After each treatment allow the seed / seedling / sett to dry in shade for 30 minutes before planting.

Dosage:

“The normal dosage of ABTEC Pseudo is 20g per plant. Seed treatment: Spray the seeds with a sticky / gummy solution like starch solution or jaggery solution. Take ABTEC Pseudo in a tray (@ 25 g/1 kg of seeds), add the wet seeds to this and gently mix by rolling the seeds in the powder so that the seeds will be coated uniformly. Dry the seeds in shade for 30 minutes and sow within a day. For seedlings, dip the seedlings in a slurry of ABTEC Pseudo ( make a 5 – 10% slurry in sticky solution) for 5 – 10 minutes before planting. Soil Application: Mix with appropriate amount of Organic Manure @ 20kg /Ha.”