Cotton Wilt | Cotton Wilt Disease | Wilt of Cotton | Cotton Diseases and their control

Cotton Wilt | Cotton Wilt Disease | Wilt of Cotton | Cotton Diseases and their control Cotton wilt disease affects the crop at all stages. Wilt of Cotton-symptoms appear on the seedlings in the cotyledons which turn yellow and then brown. The base of petiole shows brown ring, followed by wilting and drying of the seedlings. In young and grown up plants, the first symptom is yellowing of edges of leaves and area around the veins i.e. discoloration starts from the margin and spreads towards the midrib. The leaves loose their turgidity, gradually turn brown, droop and finally drop off.       Symptoms start from the older leaves at the base, followed by younger ones towards the top, finally involving the branches and the whole plant. The defoliation or wilting may be complete leaving the stem alone standing in the field. Sometimes partial wilting occurs; where in only one portion of the plant is affected, the other remaining free. The taproot is usually stunted with less abundant laterals. #cottonwilt #wiltofcotton #kharifcropdiseases #cottondiseasesandtheircontrol #wiltofcotton