Diseases Information - Lentil

Stemphylium blight
Favorable weather Temperature 11-25 o C . Day temperature 20-22  o C , night temperature 4-5 o C , relative humidity maximum 90-96% and minimum 40-48%.  Soil temperature above 32o C   and Soil moisture 2.5-18.8%. Cloudy or foggy weather

Control measure

 Common name and dse Trade name
Spray of  Iprodione/ Tebuconazole or mixture of these two fungicides @ 2 g / liter of water 3-4 times  with  7 days interval Rovral 50 WP/ Folicur250EC
Infestation stage Vegetative to pod initiation stage.

 
Rust
Favorable weather Relative Humidity 85-90%, Temperature 20-22o C
Control measure Common name and dose Trade name
Spray of Carbendazim/ Mancozeb @1gm/L water Tilt-250EC, G-gurd, Shadid 250 EC
Infestation stage Flowering to pod initiation stage.

 
Foot rot
Favorable weather Temperature 20-27 o C
Control measure Common name and dose Trade name
Seed treatment with  Provex- WP 200 @2.5g/kg. Provex200 WP/Vitavex-200 WP/Bitan 10 DS/Autostain
Infestation stage Germination to Vegetative stage.

 
Fusarium wilt
Favorable weather Hot and dry weather; Optimum temperature is around 25°C
Control measure Common name and dose Trade name
Spray  of Carbendazim @1gm/L water  2-3  times with   7-10 days interval Bavistin WP, Bendazim 50 WP, Haydazim 50 WP.
Infestation stage Germination to pod initiation stage.