1Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Dharwad-580 005, Karnataka, India
2ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Maize, Main Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, Karnataka, India
3Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Vijayapur-586 101, Karnataka, India
4ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Groundnut, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, Karnataka, India
5Department of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Author: G.U. Prema, ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Maize, Main Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, Karnataka, India, Email: premagu@uasd.in
Horsegram [Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc.] is a drought-tolerant legume widely cultivated in South Asia, known for its resilience in poor soil conditions. Yellow Mosaic Disease (YMD) poses a significant challenge to horsegram production in India, resulting in complete yield loss. So, an attempt was carried out to manage YMD in horsegram using different insecticides.
For management of YMD of horsegram, a field experiment was carried out in randomized complete block design using different insecticides.
Seed treatment with imidacloprid 600 FS at 5 ml/kg and foliar spray with (pyriproxyfen 5% + diafenthiuron 25%) 30% SE at 2 ml/l at 30, 45 and 60 days after sowing resulted in the lowest disease incidence of YMD and highest reduction of whitefly population over control with seed yield of 6.91 q/ha and B:C ratio of 1.69.
Horsegram, Management, Yellow mosaic disease
