Black spot disease in Papaya – Disease to take seriously

Papaya plants are attacked by several fungal infections and leaf spot is one among them. The Leaf spot disease is of two types and caused by two different disease causing fungi ASPERISPORIUM CARICAE and CERCOSPORA CARICAE.

Black spot disease caused by ASPERISPORIUM CARICAE is brown to black coloured and Black spot caused by CERCOSPORA PAPAYAE are greyish black in colour.

The leaves when turned upside down, you may see the black spots at the yellow patches at the other side.

          
For managing the black spot disease the spray combination may control the disease.

Score 0.5 mL/L + Econeem 1 % - 1 mL/L + Magnum Mn -0.5 gm/L

         
 after 6 days

Taspa 0.5 mL/L + Prokissan 1 gm/L

After 5 days
Tata Master 2 gm/L + Neemark 1 %- 1 mL/L + Sambrama 1 tablet / 15 L

Biological Control

Multiplex Biojodi 10 gm/L + Econeem 1 % 1 mL/L

Note:

For effective leaf spot disease the fields must be weed free and there should be proper sanitation and moisture

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For more information kindly call on 8050797979 or give missed call on 180030002434 during office hours 10 AM to 5 PM

K SANJEEVA REDDY
Senior Agronomist, BigHaat.

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