2024, Vol. 7, Issue 3, Part I

author(s)
Jai Singh, AK Chaubey, SR Sharma and Mansi Mishra

abstract
Bacterial leaf blight (BLB), caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae is one of the crucial disease in rice ecosystem due to its wider distribution and destructiveness under the conducive environment. Considering the importance of this disease, experiment was conducted to assess integrated disease management (IDM) module with some antibiotics in rice through on field trials (OFT) against BLB in Singrauli district of M.P. during kharif 2018 and 2019. The experimental findings expressed superiority of all three IDM module over practices followed by farmers. The modules T₃involving seed treatment with Agrimycin-100 and copper sulphate, avoidance of seedling clipping during transplanting, split application of nitrogen, and foliar sprays of fresh cow dung extract, at 15 days interval on early onset of disease was found most effective in reduction of BLB disease severity with improvement in yield and cost benefit ratio followed by module T₂. IDM modules of current study can be used in controlling BLB of rice and sustaining higher yield in environmentally friendly manner.