![]() Neem cake must be incorporated by 40 Kg/acre, to protect from pest attack.Mechanical practices of pests in Sapota tree ![]() You may also check this: Biofloc Shrimp Farming. Treatment – Spraying of copper oxychloride or M-45 by 400gm per 150ltr water is done to get rid of anthracnose. On stem and branches, deep sunken wounds of canker are seen and on plant leaves, brown color stains are seen. Treatment – Spraying of Carbendazim by 400gm or Z-78 by 400gm in 150 liters of water per acre is done. It is a fungal disease that causes the decay of wood at the center of the trunk and branches. Treatment – Spraying of copper oxychloride by 400gm per acre is done. Long spots are seen on the stem of Sapota fruits and petals. Leaf spotĭeep purplish-brown color spots that are white from the center and round in shape are seen. Application of Dithane M-45, copper oxychloride (3 g./l.), etc are effective. The main diseases in the Sapota tree reported are leaf spot, base rot, heart rot, and anthracnose. ![]() Sapota diseases symptoms and their management In case of severe infestation spray lambda-cyhalothrin 5EC (0.5 ml/L) or quinolphos 25EC (2ml/L). Management – Variety PKM-1 is reported to be tolerant against the attack of leaf miner pest. Up to 15 to 18 percent damage is recorded from June to September Symptoms –It is a minor pest and the tiny larvae mine young and tender leaves feed within and the affected leaf show glistering galleries get distorted dry and ultimately fall. Management – Two sprays at 15 days interval either of monocrotophos 0.05% or ethion 0.05% or dichlorvos 0.03% at marble-size fruit can effectively control the fruit mite pest. Thus the quality of fruit deteriorates and the market price will be reduced. Then, it scrapes the fruit and sucks the cell sap due to which an outer surface becomes rough and black. Symptoms –The fruit mite is red which damages the marble-size fruits. Management – First spray when the fruits are of a small lime size and then repeat at fortnightly intervals during main fruiting season, alternating with deltamethrin 2.8EC (1 ml/L) and Bt (1 ml/L). Symptoms – Tiny exit holes after the emergence of larvae from fruits are the indication of infestation and such fruits when cut open have damaged seeds. In case of severe infestation, spray dichlorvos 76EC (2 ml/L). Management – Then, spraying Bt (1ml/L) at fortnightly intervals brings down the bud borer infestation. High-density planting with a spacing of 5×5 meters up to the age of 13 years has been adopted successfully. On average, 130 plants are planted at a spacing of 8.5 meters. Then, the percentage of success in air layers can be improved by applying 100 to 200ppm of Indole butyric acid solution on the ringed bark before wrapping with moss grass and plastic sheet. The air layering method is done during monsoons (July-August). It can be propagated through grafting and air layering. The other varieties are pili patti, Bangalore, Baramati, Dwarapudi, etc.įor Sapota farming, well-prepared land is required, and to bring the soil to a fine tilth, plowing is done 2-3 times followed by leveling. The important and widely adopted Sapota varieties are Kali Patli and Cricket Ball. The Sapota can tolerate the presence of salts in the soil or irrigation to some extent. Deep and porous soils make good plant growth. Drainage is most important and there should not be a hardpan in the sub-soil. ![]() The Sapota tree is a hardy perennial and evergreen tree and grown on a wide range of soils.
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