Advances in Applied Research

A field trial was conducted during the years 2012 and 2013 during July to December at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, to study the efficacy of sulphur at 1500, 1875, 2500 and 3000 g ha⁻¹ for the management of powdery mildew of Bhendi (Abelmoschus esculentus). The results indicated that sulphur at 1875 to 2500 g ha ⁻¹ dose effectively controlled the powdery mildew disease of Bhendi. This dose was at par with higher dose (3000 g ha⁻¹) and resulted in a better yield (15.90 t ha⁻¹) than the other treatments. No phytotoxicity was observed up to the dosage of sulphur at 5000 g ha⁻¹ i.e. double the effective dose