Advisory against late blight

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Updated At : 12:38 PM Jan 04, 2020 IST

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Jalandhar, January 3: The Horticulture Department on Friday issued an advisory for potato farmers against late blight disease in the potato crop. Deputy Director Horticulture Department Naresh Kumar said recent changes in the weather were favourable for the spread of late blight disease in the potato crop. He said the first symptoms of late blight appear as small, light to dark green, circular or irregular-shaped water-soaked marks and then these lesions expand rapidly into large, dark brown or black lesions. Kumar also advised farmers that if they see these symptoms in their crop, they must spray fungicides, Ridomil Gold or Curzate M-8 or Sectin 60 WG 700 gm per acre or Equation Pro 200-250 ml per acre and later indofil M-45/ Antracol/Kavach – 700 gm per acre, in interval of 10 days. – TNS

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