Crop Name: Onion
Disease Name : Downy Mildew Disease
- This disease is likely to occur under heavy dew conditions.
- Warm and humid climates promote the spread of the disease.
- The plant leaves turn yellow.
- Later, they gradually start to dry.
- In infected plants, drying begins from the leaf tips downward.
- The bulbs of affected plants appear rotted.
- Fungal growth develops on the leaves.
- Use disease-free seeds.
- Plant at proper spacing to ensure good air circulation.
- Practice crop rotation and avoid continuous onion cultivation.
