Expert Advisory Details

In this way, prevent diseases affecting Maize and Sugarcane crop

SUGARCANE- For management of sugarcane pyrilla, use chlorpyriphos20EC@600ml/acrein 400lt of water.

• Baru weed being alternate host of mite, remove it if growing around the sugarcane fields to prevent mite spread.

MAIZE- Control maize borer by spraying 30ml Coragen 18.5SC in 60 litres of water per acre after weather clears up. Trichogramma, a bioagent can also be used as recommended by PAU.

• To manage fall armyworm on grain crop, spray the crop with Coragen 18.5 SC (@ 0.4 ml or Delegate 11.7 SC @ 0.5 ml or Missile 5 SG @ 0.4 g per litre of water after weather clears up. Direct the spray nozzle towards the whorl, for its effective control.