Strategy for bacterial wilt control in conjuction with improvemnet of groundnut production in Indonesia
1996
Machmud, M. (Balai Penelitian Bioteknologi Tanaman Pangan, Bogor (Indonesia)) | Rais, S.A. | Suryadi, Y.
Groundnut is the second most important legume crops in Indonesia after soybean. Its production area is approx. 550,000 ha with production of 500,000 to 600,000 t annually. Bacterial wilt caused by Pseudomonas solanacearum is a major constraint to groundnut production in Indonesia. The disease is widely distributed in the country and has the potential to cause yield losses ranging from 15-35 percent. Efforts have been done for a long time to control the disease, but it is still difficult to control by means of a single control measure. This is mainly due to the complex and heterogenous characteristics of the bacterial population. Besides, the individual control component is usually very site specific. An integrated control strategy is, therefore, needed to effective control of the disease and to help improve the groundnut production. The strategy includes use of clean or healthy seeds of resistant cultivars, selection of disease free fields, proper use of fertilizers and soil amendments, good cultural practices (i.e., field sanitation, crop rotation, and irrigation), as well as use of chemicals (pesticides) and biological control agents. The individual control components and strategy for the integrated control of the groundnut bacterial wilt is described
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