HAL in Agro Bihar-20 Exhibition

Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (A Govt. of India Enterprise) participated in the Agro Bihar 2020 exhibition held in Gandhi Maidan, Patna (Bihar State) from 14.02.2020 to 17.02.2020 . HAL's agricultural products were displayed  in the stall. There was overwhelming response from the visitors for HAL's products.

CONTROL OF CITRUS CANKER DISEASE

Citrus Canker(Xanthomonas citri)  is the most serious bacterial disease of sour lime during rainy season. The disease symptoms appear on leaves, branches and fruit stalks. Canker lesions appear as yellowish spots, which gradually enlarge and appear as raised, rough brownish pustules. These pustules are surrounded by a characteristic yellow halo. Canker lesions on the fruits are confined to the rind only and do not penetrate into the flesh of the fruit. The market value of the canker-affected fruits is very much reduced. Control : Pruning and burning all the canker-infected twigs before monsoon and disinfecting the cuts with Bordeaux paint can prevent the further spread of disease. Three sprays of Streptocycline 100 ppm (10 g of Streptocycline + 5 g Copper Sulphate in 100 litres water) or Blitox (0.3%) or neem cake suspension (1 kg in 20 litres water) during February, October and December can control the disease.

ANTIBIOTIC FOR AGRICULTURAL USE

STREPTOCYCLINE

Streptocycline is a broad-spectrum systemic antibacterial antibiotic highly active against phytopathogenic bacteria and shown effective control of various bacterial  diseases of different crops. It is recommended for both prophylactic as well as curative applications.