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Buttermilk to control the Muralai disease in tobacco. V R Iyyappan from the Reddiyapattii village of the Thadikombu district in Tamil Nadu makes a filtrate from buttermilk to control the Muralai disease of tobacco. Muralai is a disease of the tobacco characterized by the curling of leaves downward as well as a simultaneous yellowish discoloration. Iyyappan controls the disease by preparing a filtrate made from one litre of fermented butter milk for every 20 litres of water. The filtrate is then sprayed over the plants. Prepare a filtrate from one litre of fermented buttermilk mixed in 20 litres of water. Spray thefiltrate over the plants.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: V R Iyyapan
Agro-Ecological Zone: Eastern Ghats (Tamil Nadu uplands and south eastern sahayadris) and Deccan plateau, hot semi-arid eco-sub region (8.1)
Address: Sukkampattii, Reddiyapattii
District: Thadikombu
State: Tamil Nadu
PIN Code 624709

Crop: Tobbaco
Crop Family: Solaneceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Nicotiana tabacum)
Crop Vernacular Name: Tamaku
Formulation: Iyyappan controls the disease by preparing a filtrate made from one litre of fermented butter milk for every 20 litres of water
Ingredients: Fermented buttermilk and water

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