Crossandra nematode: Pratylenchus delattrei,Helicotylenchus dihystera

Symptoms

• Stunted parches in field
• yellowing with puckering symptom
• Inter nodal length reduced to give a rosette appearance
• Lesions on the secondary and tertiary roots.

Management

• Apply carbofuran 3G 1.0 kg a.i/ha (33 kg/ha)
• Apply FYM @ 12.5 t /ha
• Apply neem cake @ 500 kg/ha