Welcome to Tapioca


What is tapioca
Composititon of
     Tapioca Roots
Uses
Plant Diseases
     and Pests
   
   
THE THAI TAPIOCA
TRADE ASSOCIATION

THAI TAPIOCA STARDH ASSOCIATION
NORTH EASTERN
TAPIOCA TRADE
ASSOCIATION


THE THAI TAPIOCA
PRODUCTS FACTORY
ASSOCIATION

 


Plant Diseases and Pests



          In general, tapioca does not have serious diseases and pests. Some important diseases and pests, together with preventive and remedial measures are given below.

Diseases

Causes

Time of Epidemic

Preventive and Remedial Measures

Leaf blight

Phytophthore infestans

Heavy rainfall period

- Use disease-resistant  tapioca
   cuttings 
-  Do not use cuttings from    disease- infected  area
-  Burn disease-infected plants
-  In disease-prone area, plant
   other crops instead for at least
   6 months

       

Plant Pests

Plant Pests

Time of Epidemic

Preventive and Remedial Measures

Red Mite
(Mulberry red mite and cassava red mite)
Teranychus Fruncatus Ehare
Olgonychus biharensis Hirst

Dry period

-  Avoid planting in dry period
-  Burn infected plants
-  if widespread, spray as
   recommended in the
   following Table

  

Striped Mealybug Fircisia virgata Cockerel

Dry period

Same as above

White fly
Bemisia abaci Gennadius

Dry period

Same as above

Table :  Use of Pesticides

Plant pests

Pesticide

Recommended usage/ 20 liters of water

Instruction

No.of days before harvest for pesticides are not to be used

Red Mite

Amtraz
(20% Ec)
Dicofol
(18.5% Ec)


40 ml.

50 ml.

 

Spray an infected area

14

Stiped
Mealy bug

Malathion
(83% Ec)


15 ml.

 

Spray under leaves infected, with 20-30% concentration of top

7  
White Fly

Omethoate
(60% SL)

40 ml.

Spray under leaves infected, with 30% concentration of whole plants

21

Source : Good Agricultural Practice of Tapioca ;
                Department of Agriculture,
                Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.


 

 

 

 

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