Maize Pests and DiseasesMaize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND)
Turcicum Leaf Blight (TLB)
Fall Armyworm (FAW)
Gray Leaf Spot (GLS)
Ear rots (Aspergilus, Fusarium & Stenocarpella)
Spread• By wind• Infected maize materials
Spread• Infected farm materials • Mothsflyingtoothermaizegardens
Spread• By wind • Infected maize materials• Minimumtillagepractices
Spread• By wind• Infected maize
materials
• Infected seeds• Rain water
Prevention and control
Prevention and control
Prevention and control
Prevention and control
Prevention and control
Spraying:Profenofos+cypermethrin;Thiamethoxam(141g/l)+Lambdacyhalothrin(106g/l)andChlorpyrifos.Askexpertadviceonhowandwhentospray.
Certifiedseed
Certifiedseed
Spread• Insectvectors;thrips,leafhoppersandaphids
• Infectedsoilandplant
debris• Garden tools• Throughinfectedseed
Spraying:MLNDitselfcannotbecontrolledusingchemicals,butinsectvectorsthatspreaditcanbe.Askexpertadviceonhowandwhentospray.
Managing and Controlling
Plantingresistant seedvarieties
Plantingresistant seedvarieties Properdryingandgrainstorage
Rotatingwithnon-cerealcrops
Burninginfected cropresidue
Burninginfectedcropresidue
Burninginfectedcropresidue
Rotatingwithnon-cerealcrops
Rotatingwithnon-cerealcrops
Certifiedseed
Certifiedseed
Plantingresistant seedvarieties
Plantingresistantseedvarieties
Properweedingand field sanitation
Properweedingandfield sanitation
Properweeding and field sanitation
Burninginfectedcropresidue
Rotatingwithnon-cerealcrops
Properweedingand field sanitation
Rotatingwithnon-cerealcrops
Properweeding and field sanitation
Deepploughing and burial of infected material
Burninginfected cropresidue
With support from
For more information contact:NationalAgriculturalResearchOrganisation(NARO)P.O.Box295,Entebbe,UgandaE-mail:[email protected]:+2564143201041
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