The price of beans reached Rs 80 per kg, the incidence of pests and diseases increased in crops.

The price of beans always remains sky high in the market. At present the price of beans is Rs 80 per kg in the market. There is less supply of beans in the market, hence the rates are good in the market. At the same time, there is an infestation of insects in the beans. These insects are eating half of the beans. Due to which half the crop gets wasted.

Beans are a crop of about three months. It does not require much care. Therefore it is a profitable deal. If the bean crop is not treated on time, it faces huge losses. At the same time, diseases affecting beans should be treated on time. In beans mainly blight disease, leaf spot disease, root rot, stem rot, anthracnose, powdery mildew, downy mildew, mosaic virus disease, rust disease, Fusarium wilt are seen.

spots form on leaves
Talked to agricultural expert Khulay Joshi regarding diseases caused by beans and their treatment. Khulay Joshi says that beans are a very good crop. It has high amount of protein. Blight commonly occurs in beans. These are of two types. Early blight and late blight. In this, spots are formed on the leaves. Later black and brown spots also appear on the pods. This will affect production and sales. For this, copper based fungicide can be used. Copper oxychloride or mancozeb can be used.

Spray at the rate of 2.5 grams per liter
Leaf spot is also a fungal disease. In this, round or irregular spots appear on the leaves, for this it should be sprayed at the rate of 2–2.5 grams per liter. Apart from this there is powdery mildew. In this, a powder-like structure is visible in the leaves, which are spores of the fungus. These spores affect the process of photosynthesis. The leaves wither and drop. This can be prevented by using sulfur based fungicide.