Plant Protection

Fungi belonging to the genus Polystictus, Schizophyllum, Trametes etc. produce rot diseases. Damping off disease by Phytophthora is also common particularly in nursery which can be controlled by drenching Bordeaux mixture 1 per cent. Pests of Coccidae and Membracidae family also attack these plants. Shoot webber Atteva sp. and defoliator Eligma is seen in some places which can be controlled by Quinalphos 0.05 per cent.