Soft Rot Threat: Protecting Ginger From Destruction
Did you know that ginger is a highly demanded spice crop, with India alone producing around 2.12 million metric tons in 2022?
However, diseases like soft rot or rhizome rot can threaten your yield, quality, and marketability. But fear not! You have the power to protect your rhizomes and achieve a thriving ginger field. Say goodbye to worries about market value as buyers will no longer reject your produce due to disease concerns. Get ready to enjoy better prices and greater profitability.
Soft rot in ginger is caused by soil-borne fungi, namely Pythium aphanidermatum, Pythium vexans and Pythium myriotylum. These fungi thrive in warm and moist conditions, typically during the onset of the southwest monsoon.
Younger ginger sprouts are particularly vulnerable to these pathogens and the disease becomes more severe when accompanied by nematode infestations. Inadequate soil drainage, leading to waterlogged conditions in the field, further increases the intensity of the disease.
Product name | Technical content | Dosage |
Anshul Trichomax | Trichoderma viride | Soil Drenching: 3 gm/lit of water Soil Application: 2 kg of product + 100 kg of FYM/compost |
Multiplex Safe Root Bio Nematicide | Trichoderma harzianum | Soil Drenching: 10 gm/lit of water Soil application: 2 – 5 kg of product + 500 kg of compost |
Ecomonas | Pseudomonas fluorescens | Soil Drenching: 10 gm/lit of water Soil Application: 2 – 3 kg/acre |
Product name | Technical content | Dosage |
Indofil M-45 Fungicide | Mancozeb 75% WP | 2 – 3 gm/lit of water |
Ridomil Gold Fungicide | Metalaxyl 4% + Mancozeb 64% WP | 1.5 gm/lit of water |
Blue Copper Fungicide | Copper oxychloride 50% WP | 2 gm/lit of water |
Read more: Ginger Planting & Best Practices.
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