Savior window programme for soundness of the technology for the management of diseases and insect pests of potato crop

Potato is one of the prime cash crop of Kangra district and is mainly used for industry pupose. Two Varieties Kufri Jyoti and “Pathiari Aloo” are the most commonly grown in an area of about about 1000 ha area during spring season. The major problems of potato crop in the area are late & early blight and tuber moth that cause huge losses to the crop. CSKHPKV, Palampur has started Savior Window Programme to demonstrate different technologies for the purpose of acquainting the farmers with crop husbandry recommendations and large scale technology demonstration. In this study large scale technology demonstrations for the management of diseases and insect pests of potato crop were conducted for four years during summer season of 2008 to 2011at different locations [Baroi area (Nagrota Bagwan Block), Parour and Latwala of Bhawarna block, Dadh and at Lakhamandal, respectively]. The management modules developed for the management of said problems consisted of: 1) 1^st spray of Ridomil MZ 72 (2.5g/l) followed by two sprays of Kavach (2gm/l) and Dithane M 45 (2.5gm/l) at fortnight interval + spray of Lembda Cyhalothrin(1ml/l) and Cypermethrin(1ml/l) alongwith 2^nd and 3^rd spray of fungicide; 2) 1^st spray of Matco (2.5g/l) followed by 2^nd spray of Matco + Cypermethrin (1ml/l), 3^rd spray of Dithane M 45 (2.5gm/l) & 4^th spray of Dithane M 45 (2.5gm/l)+Cypermethrin(1ml/l) and 3) two sprays of Ridomil MZ along with two alternate sprays of Dithane M45 and spray of Cypermethrin. All the spray schedules were found very effective and kept the diseases and PTM under control.