Studies on the Field Survey on Fusarium Wilt Disease Losses in Cucumber in District Meerut (UP)

Abstract

A field survey was conducted to collect the cucumber from different major cucumber growing are such as name-Meerut, Mawana and Sardhana. The farmers used me selected pesticides in combination with plant growth regulators at 2-day intervals. The major pest of cucumber was wasp. The result showed that 21% -24% of the growers used trap to reduce insect attack but Fusarium wilt disease is the most distructive disease as it affects the cucumber production.The causative agent are Fusarium oxysporum.F. oxysporum pathogens are soil borne &transmitted through infested soil &water field study that the disease was highly prevalence in the field with the disease incidence was in the range of 10-22%.The symptoms of Fusarium wilt disease In starting appeared as yellowing of old disease. The infected plant will be wilted and finally died.