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Fungal diseases of banana

  1. Panama wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cubense)
  • Yellowing of leaf blades, leaves wither and petiole breaks or buckles and hang around the pseudostem.
  • Longitudinal splitting of pseudo stem and subsequent death of entire plant.

Management :

  • Removal of infected plants and application of lime @ 2kg/pit and leave it fallow for 6 months
  • Growing resistant varieties like Dwarf Cavendish, Poovan and Nendran
  • Crop rotation with paddy in wet land cultivation
  • Capsule application of 50-60mg of carbendazim applied to the hole made at an angle of 45 degree diagonally in the diseases corm.

 

  1. Sigatoka leaf spot disease – (Mycosphaerella musicola)
  • Yellowish green streaks appear along the veins which later on enlarge into elongated/cylindrical spots.
  • Several spots join together and cause drying of the leaves.

 

Management

  • Spray copper oxy chloride or carbendazim @ 500g/ha
  • Avoid close planting

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