Yellow vein and net pattern in okra leaves from virus spread by whitefly, management.
How to control whitefly transmitted leaf curl virus in okra (yellow vein mosaic)?
PPandurang Patil7 महीने पहले · 262 व्यू
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🌾Farmer.in Krishi Teamविशेषज्ञ ✓7 महीने पहले
Yellow vein mosaic in okra shows as a bright yellow network along the veins, then whole leaves and even fruit turn yellow, and it is a virus spread by whitefly with no cure once a plant is infected. Control depends on managing the whitefly vector and using resistant or tolerant varieties, which is the single most effective step. Raise seedlings under insect net, rogue out infected plants early so they do not spread, use yellow sticky traps, and keep weed hosts down. If whitefly sprays are needed, rotate modes of action and follow the label and pre harvest interval since okra is picked often. Confirm tolerant variety choice and vector management with your KVK.
DDnyaneshwar Patil7 महीने पहले
In Jalgaon switching to a tolerant okra variety cut my yellow vein problem a lot, and pulling out early infected plants stopped it spreading down the rows. Net raised seedlings start me off clean.
SSopan Patil6 महीने पहले
Switching to a tolerant okra variety cut my yellow vein problem a lot. I also pull out any early infected plants instead of leaving them, which used to spread it everywhere.
BBhagwan Mali6 महीने पहले
A point from me: keep the field weeds down, they host the whitefly that carries the virus. Where I left weeds the infected plants always showed up first.
TTukaram Patil6 महीने पहले
Yellow sticky traps near the rows tell me when whitefly numbers are building so I can act on the vector early. There is no cure once a plant shows the yellow vein, so catching the whitefly before they spread it is the real game.