Clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
Leaf spot & Bud Shedding.(Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, C. crassipes )
Symptoms
- Necrotic spots of variable size and shapes are noticed on the leaves.
- Severely affected leaves wither, droop and dry up.
- Twigs are infected as the symptoms extend from the leaves through petioles.
- The affected branches stand without leaves or only with young leaves at tips.
- Flower buds are attacked by spreading infection from the twigs.
- Shedding of flower buds occurs during periods of heavy and continuous rainfall
Management
- Pruning should be done during dry weather.
- Destruction of weed clerodendron from clove garden
- Spraying Bordeaux mixture 1% at 30-45 days interval
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 | 400 g | 1000 g | |
Extremely Toxic
Highly Toxic
Moderately Toxic
