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Efficacy of Management Practices for Controlling Some Jute Diseases in Bangladesh

M S Islam*
Departmentof Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

A F M S Islam
Departmentof Crop Botany & Tea Production Technology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh

M A Aziz
Deparmentof Soil Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

KM D Hossain
Departmentof Environmental Science & Technology, Jessore Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

M M Haque
Sylhet Agricultural University Research System, Sylhet Agricultural University,Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Eleven treatment combinations were compared in the field during kharif season of 2006 for management of some jute diseases at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh. The effectiveness of 11 treatment combinations viz. T1= Vitavax-200 + Malathion 57 EC, T2= Hot water + Malathion 57 EC, T3= Recommended Urea + MP + TSP + Vitavax-200, T4= Recommended Urea+MP+ TSP + vitavax-200 + Malathion 57 EC, T5= Recommended Urea + MP + Hot water, T6= Recommended Urea + MP + TSP + Hot water + Malathion 57 EC, T7 = Double dose of Urea+MP + TSP + Vitavax-200, T8= Double dose of Urea + MP + TSP + Vitavax-200 +Malathion 57 EC, T9=Double dose of Urea + MP + TSP + Hot water, T10= Double dose of Urea + MP + TSP + Hot water + Malathion 57 EC and T11= Control were used for the management of anthracnose, black band, stem rot and jute yellow mosaic disease. The treatments showed very pronounced effect in reducing infection and disease development by fungi and virus compared to control. The treatment T6 which included seed treatment with hot water, application of recommended dose of fertilizer and spraying of insecticide Malathion 57 EC has proven to be the best both in limiting diseases and increasing yield. This management strategy may be recommended for the farmers for greater and quality jute production.

Keywords: Management, Jute diseases, Treatment, Kharif cropping season, Pesticides

Location: March to August 2006 in the Field Laboratory of the Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Start Date: 00-03-2006

End Date: 00-08-2006

Program Area: Pest Management

Commodity: Diseases, Jute

Objectives:

The present research work was undertaken to fulfill the following research objectives: 1. To evaluate some combined treatments, on increased production of jute, considering viral and major fungal diseases of jute. 2. To evaluate the benefit cost ratio for these treatments, and 3. To suggest an effective package management program for jute production.

Methodology:

The experiment was conducted during the period from March to August 2006 in the Field Laboratory of the Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. The experimental area is under subtropical climate characterized by heavy rainfall during April to September. The experimental field is a medium high land with sandy loam soil having soil pH 6.5. The experimental site is under the AEZ of upper Brahmaputra floodplain (AEZ-9). The jute seeds were collected from Natun Bazar at Kotowali Upazila of Mymensingh District. The seeds were stored in the cold storage of Seed Pathology Centre (SPC) of BAU, Mymensingh. JO-Pat (CC-45) (Corchoruscapsularis) was used for the present study.The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). The unit plot size was 2m × 1m. Treatments were assigned to each block at random. In the study, eleven treatments were used henceforth designated as T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10 and T11 where T1= Vitavax-200 + Malathion 57 EC, T2= Hot water + Malathion 57 EC, T3= Recommended Urea + MP + TSP + Vitavax-200, T4= Recommended Urea+MP+ TSP + Vitavax-200 + Malathion 57 EC, T5= Recommended Urea + MP + Hot water, T6= Recommended Urea + MP + TSP + Hot water + Malathion 57 EC, T7 =Double dose of Urea+MP+ TSP + Vitavax-200, T8= Double dose of Urea + MP + TSP + Vitavax-200 +Malathion 57 EC, T9= Double dose of Urea + MP + TSP + Hot water, T10= Double dose of Urea + MP + TSP + Hot water + Malathion 57 EC and T11= Control. Requisite amount (0.25% of seed weight) of Vitavax-200 and seeds of jute were taken in a 250ml Erlenmeyer flask and was shaken for 10 minutes for proper coating of the fungicides.One hundred seeds from each treatment combination treated with Vitavax-200, hot water treatment and without any treatment were sown in three different plastic trays. The emerged seedlings were counted and symptoms developed on cotyledon and leaves were observed and such seedlings were counted.Malathion 57EC @ 1.2% solution was applied as side dressing four times after emergence of seedlings at 15 days interval for controlling insect vectors in the respective treatments. The fertilizer doses were applied as recommended in the Fertilizer Recommendation Guide, (FRG, 2005). Total amount of TSP, MP and ½ of Urea were applied during final land preparation. The rest of Urea was applied as side dressing after 45 days of sowing. Seeds were sown on 31 March 2006 following line sowing method at the rate of 8 kg ha^-1. The distance between line to line was 25 cm and plant to plant was 6-10 cm mainlined, by thinning out during the first weeding operation at 15 days after sowing. Necessary intercultural operations were done as have been scheduled. Weeding was done in and around the plots to keep the jute plants free from weeds. The field was exposed to natural infection. The treatments were applied at 20 days interval from the days after sowing (20, 40, 60 and 80 days) accordingly on 20 April, 10 May, 30 May and 20 June, 2006. The control plots were exposed to natural condition. Jute plants were harvested manually by sickle and arranged into bundles, plot wise on 1 July, 2006 and left in the field for 2 days for defoliation. Green sticks, green bark and pilled sticks were weighed. Later the green barks were retted under a pool of water for 15 days. After retting the fibers were washed, dried and weighed.

Source of Information: J. Sylhet Agril. Univ. 1(2):181-192, 2014 ISSN: 2308-1597

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Achievement/Findings:

The results of the present study indicated that use of seed treating chemical and hot water treatment against fungal seed borne pathogen and application of insecticide against vector with application of recommended dose of urea and other fertilizer resulted the lowest disease incidence of jute and thus promoted yield contributing characters and increased yield. From a short list made out of several treatments after field trials performed in this department earlier, some promising treatments have again been put under trial in this experiment. All the treatments were effective significantly in controlling both foliar and stem diseases of jute, whether fungal or viral and contributed to yield positively. The most fabulous finding was that the most common hot water treatment of jute seeds along with recommended dose of Urea and Malathion 57 EC which was significantly and highly profitably effective.

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