20 July 2022, New Delhi: Infections of Rhizoctonia aerial blight have been reported in some areas. Farmers are advised to spray Hexaconazole 5 EC (1 ml/Lit of water) on the crop.
Symptoms of Rhizoctonia aerial blight on plant
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1. Infected seeds have irregularly shaped tan or light brown sunken lesions.
2. Infected leaves appears as water soaked at first instance. They soon take on a greenish brown to reddish brown appearance.
3. The infected portion later turns tan brown or black in colour.
4. Under high rainfall or high humid conditions, a web like mycelial growth of fungus forms on the leaves.
