Red Rot of Sugarcane & Treatment | Protecting Sugarcane Setts: 4 Key Methods |Cyber Agri Extension|

Описание: The seed treatment of sugarcane setts is crucial for ensuring healthy germination, reducing fungal and bacterial infections, and improving crop yield. Below are four different ways of treating sugarcane setts with fungicides:

1. Soil Digging and Immersion Treatment
Dig a shallow trench in the soil and line it with a polythene sheath to prevent direct soil contact.
Fill the trench with water and add a food-grade color (to track treatment) and a suitable fungicide (such as Carbendazim or Thiophanate-methyl) at the recommended concentration.
Dip the sugarcane setts in the solution for 15–30 minutes to allow absorption of fungicide.
Remove the setts, let excess solution drain, and then proceed with planting.
2. Fungicide Spraying Before Sowing
Before sowing, spray sugarcane setts evenly with a fungicide solution (such as Mancozeb or Captan).
Ensure complete coverage to prevent fungal infections like red rot, smut, and wilt.
Allow the setts to air dry slightly before planting to maximize fungicide absorption.
3. Foliar Application After Plantation
Once the sugarcane has germinated and started growing, apply fungicide as a foliar spray at an early growth stage.
Recommended fungicides include Propiconazole or Hexaconazole, which help in controlling fungal pathogens that attack young shoots and leaves.
Repeat the spray if symptoms of fungal infections appear.
4. Fungicide Drenching After Plantation
After planting, apply fungicide through drenching to control soil-borne pathogens.
Use Trichoderma-based biofungicides or systemic fungicides like Metalaxyl or Fosetyl-Al in irrigation water.
Drench the soil around the sugarcane setts to prevent root rot and other soil-borne fungal diseases.
Each of these methods has its advantages, and a combination of these approaches can provide the best protection against fungal infections for a healthy sugarcane crop. Would you like recommendations on specific fungicide dosages or additional treatments like insecticide integration? #cyber #sibr #siber #agri #agree #extension #exsion #kamad #kamadkikashat #februarysownkamad #cyberagriextension #sugarcane #sugarcanefarming #seedtreatment #cropcare #fungicidetreatment #agriculture #plantprotection #soilhealth #organicfarming #cropmanagement #sustainablefarming #plantdiseasecontrol #farmerslife #agritech #planthealth #fungicideapplication #diseaseprevention #sugarcaneplantation #agriculturetechnology #cropprotection #soilmanagement #biofungicide #integratedpestmanagement #farmingtips #smartfarming #sugarcanegrowth #healthyplants #agronomy #soilfertility #sustainableagriculture