Cotton (Gossypium sp.)

Leaf Curl disease (Cotton leaf curl virus, vector; Bemisia tabaci)

Symptoms

  • Characteristic symptoms include downward and upward curling of leaves, along with thickening of veins and enation on the underside of leaves.
  • In severe infections, all leaves curl, stunting plant growth. This leads to reduced boll-bearing capacity.

Chemical Control

Sl.No Generic Name Trade Name Color code Dosage/litre Knapsack Sprayer (Capacity 10L) Recommendation Remarks
Dosage/acre (200 L) Dosage/hectare (500 L)
1 Dimethoate 30 EC Nugor, Rogor, Tagor, Tara 909 Yellow 2 ml 20 ml 400 ml 1000 ml
2 Imidacloprid 17.8 SL Admit, Agro mida, Atom Imidacel, Confident, Confidor, Courage, Crop mida, Hilmida, Imida Gold Anumida, Imigro, JK Imida, Jumbo Imidastar, Maharaja, Mantra, Media Victor, Nagarjuna mida, Novastar, Seamer, Sensex, Shogun, Tata mida, Tropical Magic Yellow 0.3 ml 3 ml 60 ml 150 ml
3 Thiamethoxam 25 WG ACT 150, Actara, Click, Exaam, Krioxam, Maxima, Renova, Slayer, Suckgan, Tagsulf, Tagxone, Theme, Wonderex Blue 0.4 g 4 g 80 g 200 g
4 Flubendamide 39.35 SC Fame, FM-480, Liako Fluid Green 0.1 ml 1 ml 20 ml 50 ml
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Extremely Toxic
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Highly Toxic
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Moderately Toxic
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Slightly Toxic