INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF FOOT AND ROOT ROT DISEASE OF BETELVINE (Piper betle L.) CAUSED BY .........

The Piperaceae family includes the Piper betel or Betelvine leaves known as Pan. Leaves are high in water, energy, protein, lipids, fibre, calcium, iron, and other nutrients, as well as antioxidants, and are chewed in Bangladesh. Sclerotium rolfsii-caused foot and root rot is the most damaging disease that reduces betel leaf yield. There is no long-term solution for betelvine growers to control the illness and enhance productivity. The study's goal was to determine the combined effect of integrated pest management components in the management of S. rolfsii-caused betelvine foot and root rot disease. The experiment was carried out under field conditions in a betelvine orchard (Baroj). Under infected conditions, the integrated application of nine IPM components in 22 treatment combinations, including an untreated control, was tested to reduce Sclerotium rolfsii-caused foot and root rot of betel vine. Application of either Provax 200 (0.25 percent) or Score 250 EC (0.05 percent) or Garlic clove extract (1:1 w/v) (15 percent concentration) in combination with soil application of Trichoderma harzianum (5g of culture in barley grain) or Vermi-compost (30g per plant) was found to be the most effective approach for the management of foot and root rot disease of betel vine, reducing disease incidence by up to 100 percent and increasing yield by up to ten So, the combined effect of IPM components, soil drenching with either garlic clove extract or Provax 200 or Score 250 EC in combination with soil amendment with T. harzianum or Vermi-compost, and soil amendment with T. harzianum or Vermi-compost are recommended as promising performances for the eco-friendly management of betelvine foot and root rot disease.

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