Prevention And Control Of Leaf Mosaic Disease On Cassava 10/08/2021

BSc Nguyễn Kha Minh Tuấn

Vietnam is one of the countries with the leading export cassava production in the world. In recent years, the epidemic situation has become very complicated, greatly affecting the yield and quality of this agricultural product, especially leaf mosaic disease.

Currently, cassava leaf mosaic disease is spreading and becoming more difficult to control. Large cassava growing areas in our country such as Tay Ninh, Gia Lai, Binh Phuoc, Phu Yen, etc. all have very high infection rates. The main cause of disease transmission is the use of infected cuttings and whitefly is the intermediate host of the disease

 

Causative agent: The disease is caused by SLCMV virus (Sri Lanka Cassava Mosaic Virus).

Symptoms od disease : The common and recognizable symptom is the appearance of white, yellow or light green mosaics scattered all over the leaf surface, the leaf blade is warped, deformed and may be thicker than usual. The lower the plant and the lower the yield if the disease is infected early. Seeds cannot be sold in infected gardens.

 

The disease can appear at most of the growth stages of the plant, if the diseased cuttings are used, the symptoms will appear as soon as they grow. For mature plants, infection will take longer to manifest and affect yield less, so disease prevention right from cuttings to seedlings is extremely important.

Preventive measures:

According to recommendations from experts and experiences of cassava growing farmers who have successfully implemented the following integrated measures:

- Absolutely do not use infected cuttings, need to know the origin of the variety and do not use the seed in the infected area for the next crop. Sanitize the field after harvest.

- Regularly visit the fields, especially in the early stages (when cuttings are placed until 2-3 months after planting), whitefly often hides on the underside of leaves, if diseased plants are detected, immediately uproot and destroy them at the same time. spray preventive product. Use 70o alcohol to disinfect farming tools.

- Use varieties with relatively resistant disease such as KM94, KM414. Do not use varieties with high infection rates such as KM40, HLS11

- Note that while collecting seeds and stacking them into bundles to prepare for the next crop, some cassava’s sprouts will emerge first to attract whiteflies. Therefore, it is necessary to spray treatment when preparing cuttings similar to products such as: Brimgold 200WP with a dose of 14 grams / 16 liters of water or Osago 80WG with a dose of 10 grams / 16 liters of water.

- Use insecticides with many outstanding characteristics and low resistance at the 25-day, 50-day and 75-day period after sowing, with one of the two optimal formulas as follows:

+ Formula 1: 14 grams Brimgold 200WP + 30 ml SK-Enspray 99EC Mineral Oil (final mixing, no need to increase dose), mixed in a 16-liter-tank of water. Pay attention to spray a lot of water, early morning and cool late afternoon is the best time.

+ Formula 2: 10 grams Osago 80WG + 30 ml SK-Enspray 99EC Mineral Oil (final mixing, no need to increase dose), mixed in a 16-liter bottle of water. Pay attention to spray a lot of water, early morning and cool late afternoon is the best time.

Because the disease can spread quickly because whitefly sucks from diseased plants to healthy plants, when people use the above recipes, they should pay attention to tips for cassava growing households or other plants that are the host of whitefies such as cucurbits, tobacco, cotton, tomatoes, potatoes, chili peppers, etc., are around together to prevent it for a while.

Wish the farmers a good season and good price.

 

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