Management

  • True Mangala seedlings and South Canara variety showed tolerance to this disease. The hybrid Saigon×mangala yielded max. Number of nuts with minimum disease intensity.
  • Palms which received higher dose of potassium and magnesium recorded minimum disease intensity.
  • Chlorotetracyclin hydrochloride (Aureomycin) and tetracycline chloride (achromycin) through root feeding and stem injection had no ameliorative effect on the disease.