Management of wilt, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ricini disease in castor through seed treatment in Rajasthan

摘要

Seed treatment with carbendazim 50 WP @ 2 g/kg seed was effective for the management of wilt disease in castor.Castor, Ricinus communis L. is one of the most important non-edible and industrial oilseed crop cultivated mainly in India. The crop suffersdue to the attack of many seed and soil borne diseases of which Fusarium wilt is the major disease of castor.