Disease Management in Garlic
1. White Rot of Garlic:
It is a common disease of garlic in storage. Dirty white spots appear in the fleshy coves and this is increase in size with the time of storage.
Control Measures:
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i) The infested bulb should be sorted out and destroyed.
ii) The stored bulb should be turned frequently to check the spread of this disease.
2. Blast Garlic:
Dark brown spots with ash coloured centers appears on the leaves.
Control Measures:
Removal of the affected plants as soon as diseased plants are moisture and spraying the crop with Mancozeb (Dithane M – 45 @ 2.5 gm per liter of water are the common remedial measures.