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Project Code

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-

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Title

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Studies on seasonal incidence of mulberry diseases and their control measures.

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Investigators

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Ramakant,Rajat Mohan,Juyal AC,Singh PK,Singh BD,

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Project period

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2003 - 2005

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Institute/ University

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Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Pampore, Jammu & Kashmir

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Project cost

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Objectives

• To investigate the loss in leaf production due to diseases caused by different pathogens, timing, degree of incidence and its control to improve productivity and quality of mulberry leaf.

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Important findings

Disease incidence (DI) and percent disease index (PDI) of tree was least and in bush was high with closer spacing (DI 12.2%, PDI 6.6%) and wider spacing (DI 7.4%, PDI 3.9%). In unpruned garden it was more (20.8%, PDI 13.8%) during autumn crop. During spring, with wider spacing and pruned garden, disease incidence was less compared to bush, closer spacing and unpruned garden.