CIARI-Bioconsortia is a talc based bio-fertilizer-cum-biocontrol agent with consortia of multi-potential Bacillus bacteria for the management of bacterial wilt disease in brinjal, plant growth promotion and yield enhancement.
CIARI-Bioconsortia can be used for management of bacterial wilt disease in brinjal crop. It can be apply in soil in form of bio-enriched FYM. Soil treatment should be continued 20 days interval after transplanting for better results.
Bacterial wilt disease caused by Ralstoniasolanacearum is the severe concern for growing solanaceous vegetables and yield loss may accrues 10-50% in these crops under Island conditions. Moreover, the chemical control of this disease also very complicated. The CIARI-Bioconsortia has showed significant response in the farmer’s field with respect to management of bacterial wilt disease and growth promotion in brinjal crop.
The Director, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair- 744 101, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ph. 03192-250436, Fax 251068, Email: director.ciari@icar.gov.in