Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
Clump rot or rhizome rot (Pythium aphanidermatum, P. vexans, Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium oxysporum)
Symptoms
- Affected shoots become brittle and easily break off from the rhizome at the bulbous base.
- Decaying of rhizomes & stem base are common.
Management
- Inoculate suckers with native arbuscular mycorrhiza, Trichoderma and Pseudomonas fluorescens at the time of planting and apply during pre-monsoon period in established plantations at 20 gram/litre of water
Chemical Control
| Sl.No | Generic Name | Trade Name | Color code | Dosage/litre | Recommendation | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dosage/acre (200 L) | Dosage/hectare (500 L) | ||||||
| 1 | Copper oxychloride 50 WP | Bensaan, Blitox, Blue copper, Bluetrox, Copter, Cupramar, Cuprina, Dhanucop, Fytolan, Fytox, Fytran, Fytolan, Hilcopper, Killex copper, Maincop Dhanucop, Star cop, Tagcop, Trucop | Blue | 2 g/litre of water | 400 g | 1000 g | Prophylactic application |
| 2 | Metalaxyl 8%+ Mancozeb 64% WP | Master, Duet,Kirlaxyl MZ, Metal Man, Metal Plus, Metallic Mix, Syncon, Unilax, Redomil MZ 78 | Blue | 2 gm/L of water | 400 ml | 1000 ml | |
Extremely Toxic
Highly Toxic
Moderately Toxic
