Vol. 11, Issue 5 (2022)

Author(s):
RK Mesta, Madhushri Kerakalamatti and Kiran Kumar KC

Abstract:
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is one of the popular horticultural fruit crops belonging to order, Myrtales and family Lythraceae. Among many diseases of pomegranate, wilt caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata and association of nematode Meloidogyne incognita has become a deadly disease in the cultivation of pomegranate. This was once deemed as a minor disease, but now wilt complex has become prime most threatening disease of pomegranate production resulting in severe yield losses. Most of the farmers highly worried to manage this disease. So, development of integrated disease management module for effective management of the disease was attained. Among 12 modules tested, module 5 (drenching with neem cake + fluensulfone 2% GR + tebuconazole 25% EC followed by soil drenching with T. harzianum after 15 days followed by propiconazole 25% EC at 30 days, fluensulfone 2% GR at 45 days and tricyclazole 75% WP at 60 days) showed less number of branches infected with highest net returns of Rs. 13,96,957 and with B:C of 4.63 which was compared to untreated plant (module M12), in which cent per cent of wilt incidence was observed. with least net returns and B: C.