Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)

Grey blight (Pestalotiopsis palmarum)

Symptoms

  • Characterized by small brown spots
  • Later enlarges and turn grey with brown border
  • Grey lesions coalesce resulting in extensive leaf blight

Management

  • Spray Bordeaux mixture 1% (1 ml in 1 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
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Extremely Toxic
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Highly Toxic
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Moderately Toxic
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Slightly Toxic