Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)

Abstract

Cumin is an important cash crop and its management through integrated pest and disease management is best strategy to increase its productivity both quantitatively and qualitatively. Through this approach the income of the farmers can be enhanced effectively. A field trial was carried out using a randomized block design with three replications during the Rabi seasons of 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21 at the Seed Spices Research Station in Jagudan. The application of three sprays of kresoxim-methyl 44.3 SC at 0.044% (10 ml/10 L), with the initial spray applied at the onset of blight disease and subsequent sprays at 15-day intervals, along with two sprays of thiamethoxam 25 WG at 0.0084% (3.36 g/10 L), the first at the onset of aphid infestation and the second 10 days later, proved effective in managing both blight and aphid infestation in cumin.