Usually the basal internodes become soft, dark brown water soaked, causing the plants lodge.

Damaged internodes commonly twist before the plants lodge.  Diseased plants can remain alive until all vascular bundles become affected.

Isolations in culture media are necessary to differentiate Pythium from Erwinia stalk rots.

Planting time between 10 & 20 July in Northern India.

Maintain plant population around 50,000/ha.

Good field drainage.  

Removal of previous crop debris.

Soil drench with Captan at basal internode (5-7week growth stage)@ 1g/lit of water.

Resistant varieties – Ganga,  Safed 2