Pests & Diseases

There has been an age-old practice of adding manures to the soil to improve soil fertility and crop productivity. Manures provide necessary macronutrients and several micronutrients while increasing organic matter. Manures can range from plant to animal wastes. The most

Apple (Malus domestica Borkh) is one of the popular and most favourite temperate fruit grown mainly in the countries of Europe, New Zealand, North America, Australia, China and Japan. Jammu and Kashmir is the leading state in area and production

Cabbage worm is one of the most common pests in the winter season. They cause a lot of damage to plants and reduce the yield by 20-30%. It also infects the other cabbage vegetable family such as cauliflower, broccoli, kale

It is a common fungal disease in cabbage caused by Alternaria brassicicola. And the chances for the infection is high during extended cool, rainy weather. It also infects the other members of brassicase family such as broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels