Pest & disease alerts for farmers

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🔴 Critical — act now (crop-loss window closing) · 🟠 High — cross ETL, spray in 5-7 days · 🔵 Watch — monitor, act only if you cross threshold

Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans) in potato — critical

Potato Phytophthora infestans (Late Blight) Uttar Pradesh · Agra, Firozabad, Farrukhabad 02 Jul 2026

critical

Cold humid nights + morning dew ideal for late blight. Early symptoms on lower leaves; can wipe out a crop in 7 days.

Full IPM management advisory (click to expand)

1. Scout DAILY at 45-60 DAP. 2. Prophylactic: Mancozeb 75% WP @ 2g/L before symptoms. 3. On symptom appearance: Cymoxanil 8% + Mancozeb 64% WP @ 3g/L OR Metalaxyl 8% + Mancozeb 64% WP @ 2.5g/L. 4. Third spray if wet weather persists: Dimethomorph 50% WP @ 1g/L OR Fluopicolide 4.44% + Fosetyl-Al 66.7% WG @ 3g/L. 5. Do NOT harvest wet — let the crop dry 2-3 days before digging. 6. Store only sound tubers. One infected tuber ruins a whole store.

Source: ICAR-CPRI + UP Agriculture Dept · Official page

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