Finger millet — 6Pests & diseases

• Reniform nematode

  Apply VAM culture (Glomus fasciculatum) at 100 g/m² in the nursery, and use Azospirillum and phosphobacteria as seed treatment, seedling dip and field application, to reduce the reniform nematode population.

  Pending expert review

  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Ragi – Special problems (iv), p. 97

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-04