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Prevention of stem rot disease in maize crop

Maize: For the prevention of stem rot disease in maize, Mix 16.5 kg bleaching powder at the rate of per hectare in the soil near the diseased plants and make proper drainage system. These days in the lower mountainous areas of the state, there is an outbreak of fall armyworm in Maize. This insect makes holes in the leaves and enters the corn and eats the grains. Chlorantraniliprole 0.40 ml for pest control. Or spray on the entire plant with Emamectin Benzoate 0.4 gm/Ltr of water.