Fusarium basal rot Disease occurs in patches; leaves turn yellow and then dry up slowly. As infections progress, wilting and rapid die-back of leaves from the tips occurs. Affected roots are dark brown to dark pink. Whitish mould growth appears on the scale. The bulbs become soft and when cut a watering decay is noticed, ...
प्याज और लहसुन के 6 प्रमुख बैक्टीरियल और वायरल रोगों का प्रबंधन Onion (Allium cepa L.) and Garlic (Allium sativum L.) are the most important Allium species cultivated in India and used as vegetable, salad and spice in the daily diet by large population. The crop is attacked by many diseases like fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes. The diseases affects at production, harvesting, processing and marketing stages, which lower the quality, reduce the yield. Onion and garlic diseases are currently managed by routine application of several fungicides, which not only posses a serious threat to the environment and mankind but also slowly buildup resistance in the pathogen. Several studies were conducted at National Horticultural Research...