Onion Crops Under Threat: Root and Stem Rot Spreads, Experts Advise Prevention

• Root and stem rot is severely impacting onion crops in Chhattisgarh due to changing weather, moisture, and fungal infections.
• Organic farmer Lakshmikant Pradhan recommends preventive use of Pseudomonas fluorescens culture and Mycorrhiza fungus for organic farming.
• Pseudomonas fluorescens controls harmful soil fungi and boosts plant immunity, while Mycorrhiza improves root and bulb development.
• For non-organic farmers, effective fungicides like Ridomil Gold and Mancozeb can be used at the first sign of symptoms.
• Symptoms include white spots on new leaves and a foul smell from the roots, signaling immediate treatment is needed.