Expert Advisory Details

Farmers cultivating Tomato and Maize should keep these things in mind

Tomato- Proper drainage, staking and weeding in the field.

• Pruning of lower leaves upto 15-20 cm height to control the attack of late blight in Tomato.
• To control the attack of late blight spray Mancozeb or Dithane-M-45@ 250 gm/100 L of water.
• Collect the damaged fruits and leaves and buried them in the soil to avoid the attack of the shoot borer in Tomato and Brinjal. Install pheromone trap @ 25 per hac if pest population is high.

Maize- To control the attack of maize borer uproot the plants and burry them in the soil.

• To control the attack of shoot borer release Trichogramma 8 cards/ha at 15 days after germination.
• To control the attack of shoot borer spray Coragen 18.5 SC (Chlorantraniliprole) @ 30 ml in 60 L water per acre.
• To control the attack of termites apply 160 chloropyriphos 20 EC mixed with 2 kg sand.