Detail:

To control this disease, a spray solution is prepared by soaking either two kilogram of the leaves or one to one-and a half kilogram of the roots of "valthumbha" plant in 100 L of water. The soaked ingredient are kept undisturbed for 24 to 48 hour. In case, if roots are used, they are slightly ground before soaking and If the leaves are used, they are simply crushed. The solution is filtered to remove large particles before spraying. The effect of the remedy can be observed within 10 to 12 days. Withering of paddy (<i>Oryza sativa</i>) crops is generally seen in the monsoon season, especially in the month of July. The disease infests large areas in the field. Top foliage of the plant becomes grayish. To control this disease, a spray solution is prepared by soaking either two kilogram of the leaves or one to one-and a half kilogram of the roots of "valthumbha" plant in 100 L of water. The soaked ingredient are kept undisturbed for 24 to 48 hour. In case, if roots are used, they are slightly ground before soaking and If the leaves are used, they are simply crushed. The solution is filtered to remove large particles before spraying. The effect of the remedy can be observed within 10 to 12 days. This is traditional practice learnt from forefathers. The tree of "valthumbha" grows in the jungle of Dang. It grows well in hot and humid climate

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Late. Mangalbhai Tanubhai Gangode
Agro-Ecological Zone: South Gujarat heavy rainfall area (GJ-1)
Address: Mu. Borkhal, Ahwa, Dang
District: Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 394710

Crop: Paddy
Crop Family: Poaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Oryza sativa)
Crop Vernacular Name: Chkokha, Rice, Dangar
Ingredients: leaves or roots of "valthumbha" plant

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PAS 1:

"Biocontrol of Bacterial Leaf Blight of Rice and Profiling of Secondary Metabolites Produced by Rhizospheric Pseudomonas aeruginosa BRp3" -
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01895/full

PAS 2:

"Management of Bacterial Leaf Blight Disease in Rice with Endophytic Bacteria -"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268612153_Management_of_Bacterial_Leaf_Blight_Disease_in_Rice_with_Endophytic_Bacteria