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It can be controlled by treating the seeds with Streptomycin Sulphate 100 ppm or Hot water treatment at 50 o C for 30 seconds and in the field by spraying Blitox 0.2%

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It can be controlled by spraying 4 % Neem Seed Kernal extract or Dipel 0.1% or Pongamia Soap Oil 0.1%.

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It can be controlled by drenching with Bavistin @ 0.1% and Captaf @0.2%

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The optimum spacing followed in Brinjal. For hybrids is 90 cm X 60 cm and for open pollinated varieties it is 90 cm X 50 cm What is the optimum fertilizer dose? The optimum fertilizer dose for hybrids is 80: 150: 120 kgs / ha & for OPV it is 120 : 80 : 150 kgs / ha

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• The most devastating disease of Brinjal is Bacterial wilt (BW).
• To prevent BW, Grow resistant varieties / F1 hybrids and crop rotation with crops other than solanaceous plants.Application of bleaching powder ( 25 kg / ha ) will stop further spread of the disease.

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The most serious pest of Brinjal is shoot & fruit borer. To control this pest follow the integrated pest management practices.

Pusa Jwala, Sindhuri (CA 960) are the varieties suitable for January planting.

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For chilli crop 8 tonnes of FYM per acre. 50 kg urea, 100 kg single super phosphate (SSP), 34 kg muriate of potash (MOP) is recommended for rainfed chilli cultivation. Full dose of SSP along with half dose of urea and MOP has to be applied at the time of land preparation, remaining half of urea & MOP has to be applied as top dressing a month after transplanting. For irrigated crop 167 kg urea, 150 kg SSP and 72 kg MOP is recommended. Urea & MOP has to be divided into 3 equal parts, one at the time of transplanting, second dose a month after transplanting and 3rd dose a month after 1st topdressing.

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