Early Shoot Borer - Sugarcane

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Why some leaf or sugarcane got dry at early stage.

Some leaves of sugarcane is drying day by day at early stage of its germination . I live in eastern side of nothern india.

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Sundhi bimari h bhai ye

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Naveen Verma please check your soil. There may be the attack of Termites.

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Naveen Verma Early shoot borer: Chilo infuscatellus Symptom: Dead heart shows in 1-3 months old crop, which can be easily pulled out. Caterpillar bores into the central shoot and feeds on the internal tissue cause Dead heart. Rotten portion of the straw coloured shoot emits an offensive odour. A number of bore holes at the base of the shoot just above the ground level. Biological method: Apply granulosis virus 1.5 x 13 5 IBS / ha (750 diseased larvae / ha)along with teepol twice on 35 and 50 DAP. Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens a tachinid parasite per ac. Chemical method: Apply any one of the following insecticides if the pest crosses ETL. Carboryl +Sevidol 4% G 12.5 kg, Carbofuron 3G 33 kg (Soil application). The granular application should be immediately followed by irrigation. Chlorpyriphos 1000 ml a sticker like Teepol (250 ml / 500 l of water) can also be added to make the solution stick on to the surface of the crop and it is preferable to use high volume sprayer to be most effective. 

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Hi Naveen Verma . It looks like Early Shoot Borer . Click on green link for checking symptoms and taking control measures.

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Naveen Verma This is not the time ofEarly Shoot Borer infestation. This is the time for first or second generation infestation of Sugarcane Borer that we call in India as Hard Stem Borer. Naveen Verma, pls ck if you get number of larvae inside, then it’s Hard Stem Borer. If you get a single larva at the base of the infected tiller, then it is Early Shoot Borer. Hope that it helps you! Just click on the green hyperlink that takes you to plantix library for comparison and different options on control measures. 😊

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Stempborer attack in sugarcane,

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Use coragen

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