PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT CHEMICAL FORMULATIONS AGAINST LATE BLIGHT DISEASE OF POTATO IN UDALGURI DISTRICT OF ASSAM

RABHA HIMADRI¹, RAHMAN BRITAN²*, SARMISTHA BORGOHAIN³, PALLAVI DEKA⁴, DEBASISH BORAH^5
1ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Udalguri, Assam Agricultural University, Lalpool, 784514, Assam, India
²ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Udalguri, Assam Agricultural University, Lalpool, 784514, Assam, India
³ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Udalguri, Assam Agricultural University, Lalpool, 784514, Assam, India
⁴ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Udalguri, Assam Agricultural University, Lalpool, 784514, Assam, India
⁵ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Udalguri, Assam Agricultural University, Lalpool, 784514, Assam, India
* Corresponding Author : britan_rahman@rediffmail.com

Received : 19-05-2018     Accepted : 12-06-2018     Published : 15-06-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 11       Pages : 6348 - 6349
Int J Agr Sci 10.11 (2018):6348-6349

Keywords : Late blight, potato, fungicide, Phytophthora infestans
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Indian Council of Agricultural
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Potato is the fourth most important food crop in India after rice, wheat and maize. Potato is widely cultivated vegetable crops in Assam state

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