Wilt

Wilt (Fusarium udum)

Apply Pseudomonas fluorescens or Trichoderma asperellum at 2.5 kg per hectare, mixed with 50 kg of well-decomposed FYM or sand, to the soil at 30 days after sowing.

Source

Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Redgram – Disease management (Wilt), p. 131

Region

Tamil Nadu

Last updated

2026-11-04

Damping off and wilt

Damping off (nursery): treat seeds with Trichoderma asperellum at 4 g/kg or Pseudomonas fluorescens at 10 g/kg 24 hours before sowing, apply P. fluorescens to soil at 2.5 kg/ha with 50 kg of FYM, and avoid water stagnation. Fusarial wilt and root knot nematode: solarize the soil before preparing the nursery bed; use P. fluorescens as seed treatment (10 g/kg), nursery application (20 g/m²), seedling dip (5 g/l) and soil application (2.5 kg with 50 kg FYM per hectare at 30 days after transplanting).

Source

Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Tomato – Diseases (Damping off; Fusarial wilt & root knot nematode), pp. 61–62

Region

Tamil Nadu

Last updated

2026-11-04

Wilt and root rot

Apply Pseudomonas fluorescens (or Trichoderma asperellum for root rot) at 2.5 kg/ha with 50 kg of well-decomposed FYM or sand to the soil.

Source

Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Bengalgram – Disease management (Wilt, root rot), p. 165

Region

Tamil Nadu

Last updated

2026-11-04

Diseases: biological measures in the source

Powdery mildew: seed treatment with Pseudomonas fluorescens 10 g/kg and sprays of 2 g/l, or NSKE 5% three times at 10-day intervals from the first sign. Wilt: seed treatment with Pseudomonas 10 g/kg and 2.5 kg/ha to the soil. Chemical options for aphids, powdery mildew and grain mould are also listed — ask your officer.

Source

Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Coriander – Plant protection, p. 186

Region

Tamil Nadu

Last updated

2026-11-05

Pests and diseases: ask before you spray

The source lists chemical treatments for gall thrips, pollu beetle, leaf caterpillars, top shoot borer, foot rot, slow wilt and anthracnose. Choose any product only with your local Horticulture or Agriculture Officer.

Follow the instructions on the product label. Consult your local Agriculture Officer before use.

Source

Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Pepper – Plant protection, p. 166

Region

Tamil Nadu

Last updated

2026-11-05

Nematodes, Panama wilt and Sigatoka: non-chemical measures

Nematodes: sow sunnhemp on the 45th day and incorporate it a month later; apply pressmud 15 t/ha and neem cake 1.5 t/ha one month after planting; intercrop marigold at 4:1. Pseudomonas fluorescens liquid formulation at 4 l/ha through drip at the 2nd, 4th and 6th month manages Panama wilt and nematodes. Panama wilt: uproot and destroy badly affected plants and apply 1–2 kg lime in the pit. Sigatoka leaf spot: remove affected leaves and burn them.

Source

Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Banana – Nematode; Panama disease; Sigatoka, pp. 11–12

Region

Tamil Nadu

Last updated

2026-11-04

Chemicals: ask before you use

The source lists insecticides for weevils, aphids and thrips, sucker dips and corm injections for wilt, fungicide sprays for Sigatoka, and chemical methods to kill bunchy-top plants. Choose any product only with your local Agriculture Officer.

Follow the instructions on the product label. Consult your local Agriculture Officer before use.

Source

Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Banana – Plant protection, pp. 11–12

Region

Tamil Nadu

Last updated

2026-11-04

Pests and diseases: ask before you spray

Avoid planting crossandra in nematode-infested fields. The source lists chemical treatments for aphids, nematodes and wilt. Choose any product only with your local Horticulture or Agriculture Officer.

Follow the instructions on the product label. Consult your local Agriculture Officer before use.

Source

Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Crossandra – Plant protection, pp. 254–255

Region

Tamil Nadu

Last updated

2026-11-04

Rhinoceros beetle and red palm weevil: clean-garden measures

Rhinoceros beetle: remove and burn dead palms; collect and destroy beetle stages from manure pits whenever manure is lifted; add the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae to manure pits; keep mud pots with castor cake (1 kg in 5 litres of water) to attract and kill adults; hook out adults from the crown at every harvest. Red palm weevil: remove and burn wilting or damaged palms, avoid wounds on the stem and fill stem holes with cement; avoid cutting green leaves, or cut them about 120 cm away from the stem.

Source

Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Coconut – Pest management (rhinoceros beetle, red palm weevil), pp. 215–218

Region

Tamil Nadu

Last updated

2026-11-05