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At the time of harvest most of the turmeric rhizomes become rotted resulting in fragile powdery mass of rhizome. How to control that?

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At the time of harvest most of the turmeric rhizomes become rotted resulting in fragile powdery mass of rhizome. How to control that?

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i. The seed rhizomes are dipped in Carbendazim 1 g/lit and Phosalone 35 EC 2ml/lit or Monocrotophos 1.5ml/lit for controlling rhizome rot. ii. Drench with Bordeaux mixture 1 % or 0.25 % of Copper oxychloride. iii. Treat the rhizomes with 0.3 % copper oxy chloride for 30 minutes before storage.