Pseudomonas fluorescens for Vegetables & Paddy – Stop Damping‑Off, Wilt & Sheath Blight

Kollam’s vegetable farmers grow brinjal, tomato, chilli, okra, and beans. Paddy is cultivated in low‑lying areas. But soil‑borne diseases are a constant headache. One morning your seedlings are fine; the next day they have collapsed at the base – that’s damping‑off. Later in the season, plants suddenly wilt and die – Fusarium or Phytophthora wilt. Paddy fields develop brown lesions on leaf sheaths – sheath blight.

Pseudomonas fluorescens is your organic shield.

What KAU recommends:

  • The Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) Agri Infotech Portal recommends: “Well decomposed farmyard manure should be used in nursery. Application of bio‑control agent Trichoderma viride or Pseudomonas florescence (20 g/litre of water/kg of seed) are also found to be effective for the control of damping‑off to considerable extent”.

  • KAU also recommends seed treatment with Pseudomonas fluorescens (20 g/litre of water for 1 kg of seed) and foliar spray of Pseudomonas fluorescens (20 g/litre of water) for various crop diseases.

What the research says for vegetables:

  • Research on chilli found that a combination of Trichoderma harzianum and P. fluorescens was most effective in reducing disease incidence, being 66.7% more efficient than the control.

  • P. fluorescens was also found to have no adverse effect on beneficial rhizospheric microbes like Arbuscular Mycorrhizae in chilli rhizosphere.

What the research says for paddy:

  • Research has shown that Pseudomonas fluorescens strains can induce systemic resistance against Rhizoctonia solani (sheath blight pathogen) in rice, as a result of an increase in chitinase and other defence enzyme activity.

  • Pseudomonas fluorescens is effective for controlling sheath blight and blast of paddy.

  • Synergistic effects of Pseudomonas with Trichoderma have been reported for sheath blight management in rice.

How to apply Pseudomonas fluorescens for vegetables:

Seed treatment (before sowing):

  • Mix 5‑10g of Bactostore’s Pseudomonas powder (or 5‑10 ml liquid) with enough water to coat 1 kg of seeds. Stir, shade dry for 30 minutes, then sow.

Nursery bed drench (to prevent damping‑off):

  • Mix 5g of powder (or 5 ml liquid) in 1 litre of water

  • Drench the nursery bed soil before sowing seeds

Root dip for seedlings (before transplanting):

  • Mix 10g of powder (or 10 ml liquid) in 1 litre of water

  • Dip seedling roots for 10 minutes before transplanting

Foliar spray for established plants:

  • For liquid: Mix 2‑5 ml in 1 litre of water

  • For powder: Mix 5‑10g in 1 litre of water

  • Spray on both sides of leaves, especially the underside

  • Apply every 10‑15 days during active disease pressure

How to apply Pseudomonas fluorescens for paddy:

Seed treatment (most effective):

  • Take 100g of Bactostore’s Pseudomonas powder (or 100 ml liquid)

  • Mix with enough water to coat 10 kg of paddy seeds

  • Stir evenly, shade dry for 30 minutes, then sow

Soil application (for fields with history of sheath blight):

  • Mix 1‑2 kg of Pseudomonas powder with 100‑200 kg FYM per acre

  • Broadcast during the last ploughing and incorporate into soil

Why Kollam paddy farmers need this: Sheath blight is worse in Kollam’s waterlogged paddy fields. P. fluorescens induces systemic resistance in the plant, making it stronger from the inside.

Results: Healthy seedlings, no damping‑off, reduced wilt, stronger paddy stems, higher yields.

Order Pseudomonas fluorescens for your vegetable or paddy farm today.

📞 Call 9146150117 | 🌐 www.peaklab.co.in

ब्लॉगवर परत