Manage diseases of jute with cheap and easy input

Abstract

Among fungal diseases of jute, stem rot caused by Macrophomina phaseolina is economicallymost important. Other major diseases of jute are anthracnose, black band, soft rot, tip blight, rootknot nematode, Hooghly wilt and jute mosaic. Management of fungal diseases of jute involvesmanipulation of soil condition for soil borne diseases, treatment of seed with fungicides for seedborne diseases and foliar spraying of fungicides to check the air borne spores, or judiciouscombination ofone or more approaches. Integrated crop management is not a singular approachbut encompasses all good agricultural practices from sowing to harvesting in a judicious manner.It emphasizes the coexistence of crop and pests and pathogens at below economic threshold leveland no chemical harmful to environment is used for sustainability.