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THE CROP DISEASES OF SIKKIM
HIMALAYAS |
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CROP:
COLE CROPS
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Scientific Name |
Brassica oleraceae |
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Local Name |
Banda Kopi, Ful Kopi, Mula |
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State/World wide |
Sikkim, Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar, Punjab Karnataka,Maharasthra, Gurjurat,
Meghalaya.
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Common Name of Disease:
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2.
‘Finger and Toe” disease |
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Local Name of Disease |
- Plasmodiophora
brassicae |
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Causal Organism |
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Xanthomonas
compestris |
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Distribution of Disease in Sikkim
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In some isolated places
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Disease Incidence |
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Low to medium |
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Site of Infection |
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Roots
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Dissemination of the Disease |
- It is a soil-borne
disease. The resting spores of fungus are
hard enough to survive in soil for 6-7
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Symptoms
Temporary wilting of affected plant at noon
of bright day but looks normal in evening.
Plant appears stunted and yellow. Club like swelling of
roots some times mistaken for nematode galls.
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Favourable environmental condition for
disease
Acidic and poorly
drained soil is favourable for pathogen.
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Mode of
transmission
Transmitted from infected soils.
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Life cycle of
Organism -
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Plant Protection
Measures
Destroy all the diseased plants.
Do not grow cruciferous crops for 6-7 years.
Apply lime to raise the soil pH. Liming also restrict
resting spores to germinate.
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| Bioinformatics Sub- DISC, SSCS&T |
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