Papaya Cultivation: Eliminate the main diseases affecting the papaya crop in this way, you will earn a lot

Papaya Cultivation: There is a lot of papaya cultivation in the area. A unique papaya cultivar called Red Lady 786 is mostly grown professionally by the farmers in Majhauliya, Narkatiaganj, Bagaha 2, and Yogapatti blocks. Even if every care is taken, some illnesses attack this fruit, ruining the whole harvest. We have gathered this knowledge from the professionals so that issues like red spider, stem rot, and leaf curl may be eliminated at their source before your fruit is also harmed.

Managing the sickness caused by red spiders

One of the main pests of papaya crops, according to Dr. Abhishek Pratap Singh, Senior Agricultural Scientist at Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Madhopur, is the red spider. The crop will produce tough, black fruits if it assaults it. The assault on the leaves causes a yellow fungus to grow. The simple solution to this problem is to remove the leaves that the red spider has bitten and bury them in a distant hole.

Eliminate the illness of stem rot

Stem rot is the second papaya crop issue. This disease causes the top layer of the plant’s stem to decay and become yellow. The plant’s roots eventually get affected by this decay. The plant dries up as a result. Farmers could set up such arrangements around the papaya tree to avoid water buildup in order to avoid this.

A proper drainage system should be in place for the water utilized for irrigation. Trees affected by this disease should be taken out of the field and burned. At least three times throughout the months of June, July, and August, the stem should be sprayed with Topsin-M (0.1 percent), Bordeaux combination (6:6:50), or copper oxychloride (0.3 percent).

Leaf curl is caused by a virus

Leaf curl disease is another condition that affects papaya trees. White flies are the vector of transmission for this viral illness. The illness causes the leaves to curl and shrink. This illness may kill up to 80 percent of the crop, according to Dr. Abhishek. Planting healthy plants is the first step in managing it. It is best to uproot and eliminate any sick plants by burying them in a trench distant from the field. One milliliter of dimethoate should be sprayed after a solution has been made in one liter of water to control white flies.

Fruit rot disease treatment

Papaya trees are susceptible to a wide range of illnesses. The primary one is Colletotrichum gloeosporides. Fruits with this disease develop tiny, spherical, moist patches. They eventually develop and combine. They become either black or brown. This disease develops between fruit setting and ripening. The fruits fall before they mature as a result. You should use either 2.0 mg of copper oxychloride or 2.5 gm of mancozeb per liter of water to treat it. Additionally, the unhealthy plants should be burned after being plucked together with their roots. It is not advisable to replace unhealthy plants with new ones.