Black Gram (Vigna mungo)

Root Rot(C.O.: Rhizoctonia bataticola)

Symptoms

  • Occurs mainly at podding stage.
  • Affected leaves turn yellow in colour and brown irregular lesions appear on leaves.
  • Roots and basal portion of the stem become black in colour
  • Bark peels off easily.
  • Affected plants dry up gradually.

Management

  • Seed treatment with Trichoderma viride @4g/kg of seed or carbendazim 1g/kg of seed or Psuedomonas fluorescens @ 10g/kg of seed or neem cake soil application @20 kg/ha
  • Drenching (2g/litre) with carbendazim at 15 DAS and spraying (2g/litre) at 30 DAS.

Chemical Control

Sl.No Generic Name Trade Name Color code Dosage/litre Remarks
1 Carbendazim 50 WP Bavistin, Benfil, Bengard, Benlate, Benmain, Bensaan, Carben, Carziim50, Dhanustin, Dhanustin 50 WP, Fungiguard, Gancarzin50, Glizim, Mintho, Tagstin, Tiara, Zoom green 1g
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Extremely Toxic
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Highly Toxic
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Moderately Toxic
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Slightly Toxic