Chemical control of Damping off

Karnataka

1. Seed treatment with Trichoderma viride or T. harzianum at 4g/kg or Pseudomonas fluorescens at 10g/kg seed.

2. Soil drenching with 1% Bordeaux mixture or 3g Copper Oxychloride or 1.5g Ridomyl MZ per litre of water is also useful (UAS, Raichur)

3. Seed treatment with Metalaxyl MZ @ 2g/kg of seeds will control the damping off. (UHS, Bagalkot)

Andhra Pradesh

1. Soil drenching with 1% Bordeaux mixture or 3g Copper oxychloride per litre of water at 12 and 20 days after sowing is also useful. (i-kisan)

2. Seed treatment with 3g Captan or Thiram per kg seed (i-kisan)