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Crop Diseases Spices Cardamom 1

Cardamom

Damping off / rhizome rot / clamp rot – Pythium vexans, Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani, Phytophthora

Damping off / rhizome rot / clamp rot – Pythium vexans, Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani, Phytophthora Symptoms Infected leaves become pale, yellow and ultimately the young leaves die. Older leaves die prematurely and new shoots that arise are weak, decay and the rhizomes rot at the base of the stem. The diseased shoot can be pulled out easily. Management Destruction of diseased clumps. Providing proper drainage Changing the nursery site Drenching the nursery beds with Copper oxychloride 0.25% or Bordeaux mixture 0.5%, before 15 days of sowing. Soil drenching with B.M 1% (or) PCNB 1.0%

Symptoms

  • Infected leaves become pale, yellow and ultimately the young leaves die.
  • Older leaves die prematurely and new shoots that arise are weak, decay and the rhizomes rot at the base of the stem.
  • The diseased shoot can be pulled out easily.

Management

  • Destruction of diseased clumps.
  • Providing proper drainage
  • Changing the nursery site
  • Drenching the nursery beds with Copper oxychloride 0.25% or Bordeaux mixture 0.5%, before 15 days of sowing.
  • Soil drenching with B.M 1% (or) PCNB 1.0%