IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

DISEASE SURVILLANCE OF VEGETABLES CROPS AND FARMER’S DISEASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE IN BHAKTAPUR DISTRICT, NEPAL

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Prabin Sintakala, Udai Bhan singh

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This study is conducted in Bhaktapur district, the smallest district of the Nepal from 9th march to 20th may 2020. Altogether 100 respondents were selected for collection of data and information. Out of 100, the survey showed that the male farmers respondent were higher as compared to female respondents in the districtsand are the age group between 35-50 years age groups werehighly engaged in vegetable farming. Through the survey, It is found that Majority of farmers of Bhaktapur district was dominated by the Newar caste followed by Brahmin and chetri caste. Agriculture was the major occupation in the Districts. Around 80% people are engaged in Agriculture occupation with average land holding was 0.05-0.25 ha. It is found that 80% of the farmers were selling vegetables through the Middle man and rest of people selled on the local markey. In the district most of the farmer has a problem with the disease as disease is the most severe problem in vegetable production. It is found that Alternaria leaf spot, club root, black rot and downey mildew were the major disease problem in cauliflower on the surveyed area. Similarly In case of okra, yellow vein mosaic, powdery mildew were the major diseases. In case of chili, the major diseases were damping off and anthracnose. In case of tomato, majordisease was damping off, septoria leaf spot, early blight, bacterial blight, TMV, fusarium wilt.In the surveyed area Most of the farmers (65%) were using chemical plus cultural, 12% were using biological plus chemical and (20%) were using chemical pesticides diseases management in the district.

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