Agricultural crops :: Pulses :: Chickpea
Botrytis gray mold: Botrytis cineria
Symptom |
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Lack of pod setting is the first indication.
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Under favourable conditions, foliage shows symptoms and plants often die in patches.
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Shedding of flowers and leaves, covered with spore mass can be seen.
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Lesions on stem are 10-30 mm long and girdle the stem fully.
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Tender branches break off at the point where the gray mold has caused rotting.
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Affected flowers turn in to a rotting mass.
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Lesions on the pod are water-soaked and irregular.
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On infected plants, the pods contain either small, shriveled seeds or no seeds at all.
Management
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Avoid excessive vegetative growth.
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Intercrop with linseed.
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Avoid excessive irrigation. Use compact varieties.
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Deep summer ploughing Reduce plant density and increase in air passage between the plants.
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Seed treatment with Carbendazim + Thiram (1:1) @ 3g/kg of seed is recommended or Spray the crop with Captan 5 - 6 kg/ha at 15 days interval./Spray of Carbendazim @ 1.5g/lit of water is recommended./Spray Mancozeb @3 g/lit of water.
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