Symptoms
| Clubroot: Plasmodiophora brassicae Symptoms Stunting and yellowing of plants Leaves become yellowish and wilt on hot days. Club like swelling of root and root lets Club root is particularly prevalent on soils with a pH below 7, whereas it has been observed that the disease is often less serious on heavy soils and on soils containing little organic matter. Management Soil fumigation with Methly bromide 1kg/10m 2 followed by covering with plastic film. Seed treatment with Captan/Thiram 4g/kg, followed by T.viride 4g/kg. Application of lime 2.5 t/ha. Soil drenching with Copper oxychloride 0.25%. |
- Stunting and yellowing of plants
- Leaves become yellowish and wilt on hot days.
- Club like swelling of root and root lets
- Club root is particularly prevalent on soils with a pH below 7, whereas it has been observed that the disease is often less serious on heavy soils and on soils containing little organic matter.
Management
- Soil fumigation with Methly bromide 1kg/10m 2 followed by covering with plastic film.
- Seed treatment with Captan/Thiram 4g/kg, followed by T.viride 4g/kg.
- Application of lime 2.5 t/ha.
- Soil drenching with Copper oxychloride 0.25%.