- Spray schedule for the control of diseases of apple year 2018.
- Spray schedule for the control of insect & mite pests of apple,year 2018.
- Recommended brands names of pesticides.
Spray Schedule for the Fungicides and Pesticides
SPRAY SCHEDULE FOR THE CONTROL OF DISEASES OF APPLE Year 2018
| S.No. | Tree Stage | Name of Chemical | Quantity of Chemical for 200 L of water | Control of Diseases |
Remarks |
| 1. | Green tip | Captan or Dodine or Ziram |
600g 200g 600 ml |
Scab |
|
| 2. | Pink bud | Mancozeb or propineb or Difenoconazole |
600 g 600g 30 ml |
Scab | |
| 3. |
Petal Fall/ Pea Stage |
Carbendazim or Thiophanate Methyl or Hexaconazole Tebuconazole 50%+Trilfloxystrobin 25%WG |
100g 100 g 100 ml 80 g |
scab Powdery mildew |
|
| 4. | Fruit development (walnut size) | Myclobutanil or Mancozeb or Propineb or Dodine Metiram 55%+ Pyraclostrobin 5%WG |
80 g 600 g 600 g 150 g 300 g |
scab Alternaria leaf spot /blight/ Pre mature leaf fall |
Do not spray Dodine if temperature is above 30 C and slow drying condition prevails. |
| 5. | Fruit development (20 days after 4th spray) | Tebuconazole 50%+Trifloxystrobin 25% WG Propineb or Zineb |
80 g. 600 g. 600 g. |
Premature leaf fall Scab Scab,Black rot |
|
| 6. | Pre-Harvest (20-25 days before harvest) | Captan or Ziram Metiram 55%+ Pyraclostrobin 5%WG |
600 g. 600 ml 300 g |
Scab /Fly speck/ Bitter rot Scab Alternaria leaf spot/ blight |
|
| 7. | After harvest | Copper Oxychloride |
600 gm |
Canker |
Note:
1. This spray schedule is for normal weather conditions.
2. In case of heavy rains within 12 hrs of spray, the spray is to be repeated within seven days.
3. Do not use the same chemical, spray after spray.
4. Pesticides should be sprayed when there are chances of diseases.
5. Do not mix Dodine with any other pesticides/chemicals.
6. Do not mix any other pesticides/chemical/micro nutrient/growth regulator/hormone with the above recommended pesticides to avoid russeting and other disorders. In case there is necessity, these may be sprayed separately.
7. The fallen leaves of Apple should be collected and decomposed in a compost pit or spray of 5% urea may be done on orchard floor on fallen leaves to ensure fast decomposition of infected leaves or may be destroyed by burning.
8. Copper oxychloride although tested by the Dr. Y.S. Parmar UHF Nauni and essentially required at the above stage of the tree but product is not registered with CIB & RC till date.
9.Drench the basin area 3-4 times, with Carbendazim (0.1%) of Aureofungin (0.02%)+Copper Sulphate (0.02%)with the onset of rainy season in 15-20 cm deep holes around the tree basin. During winters, expose the root system of infected trees and cut the infected portion and apply Bordeaux paint for the control of white root rot.
10.Scarify wounds near collar region and apply Bordeaux paint or any other Copper fungicide based paint during winter season. Drench the whole tree basin at a distance of 30 cm from the tree trunk with Mancozeb (0.3%) during rainy season, for the control of Collar rot.
Recommendations against hail damage:-
1 Spray 100 gm Carbendazim or 600gm Mancozeb in 200 L of water immediately after hail.
2 Spray 200 gm Boric acid + 500 gm Zinc Sulphate + 250 gm Quick lime in 200 L of water after 3-4 days of hail storm.
3 After 10-12 days, a spray of micro-nutrients like Agromine, Multiplex or Microvit @ 400 to 600 gm. Per 200 L of water, is also recommended.Spray the hail affected apple orchard with 1kg Urea in 200L of water.