Author(s):

Tabbasum Iqbal, Suhail Altaf and Javeid Ahmad Dar

Abstract: An extensive survey across two major tomato growing districts of Kashmir viz., Srinagar and Budgam was conducted during Kharif 2014 to record the status of the disease. In all six villages were surveyed in each district and under each village five Farmers field were surveyed w-transact. The survey conducted in both the two districts reveals that the disease was present in varying degrees of incidence and intensity at all the surveyed areas of the valley. In district Srinagar the disease incidence ranged from 11.60-59.60 per cent, and the disease intensity ranged from 5.23-41.54 per cent. While in district Budgam the disease incidence ranged from 17.60-28.80 per cent and the disease intensity ranged from 17.32-24.54 per cent. The disease was found to be prevalent in each location surveyed and on an overall basis disease incidence of 34.00 and 24.50 per cent and intensity of 23.73 and 22.40 per cent was recorded in district Srinagar and Budgam respectively. Location wise highest disease incidence (59.60) and disease intensity (41.54 %) was recorded at Shalimar. While lowest disease incidence (11.60 %) and disease intensity (5.23 %) was recorded at Hyderpora in district Srinagar. The variation in disease incidence and intensity in various locations surveyed could probably be attributed to use of susceptible varieties, high plant density leading to high relative humidity in the microclimate of the plant, high temperature during growing season besides non disposal of diseased plant material or rather neglected spray programme.

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