Onion
  • Use resistant varieties, if available
  • Practice good soil preparation and monitor soil pH
  • Maintain good soil moisture and avoid waterlogging
  • Use pathogen-free (certified) seeds and seedlings
  • Practice proper spacing for good ventilation and sun exposure
  • Use fertilizers and pesticides properly
  • Avoid excessive leaf pruning
  • Clean tools with bleach solution
  • To prevent infection from spreading, sick plants, old crops and weeds must be removed and destroyed
  • Crop rotation prevents build up of insect pests and diseases and restores soil fertility
    • Manage Disease
    Control insect vectors using insect traps, reflective mulches or insecticides spray
    ACTIVE INGREDIENT MoA* Aphids White Flies
    Fipronil 2B
    Lambda-cyhalothrin 3A
    Dinotefuran 4A
    Imidacloprid 4A
    Thiamethoxam 4A
    Abamectin 6
    Chlorphenapyr 13
    Cartap hydrochloride 14
    **Alternate mode of action groups to prevent build up of resistance
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    Soft Rot
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    Anthracnose/Twister