Assessment of Lustre 37.5 EC, a novel fungicide, against powdery mildew disease of urdbean (Vigna mungo L.)

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of lustre 37.5 SE, a combination of flusilazole 12.5% (systemic) and carbendazim 25% (systemic) against powdery mildew disease in urdbean. The experiment was carried out during Kharif 2012 and 2013 at Student Research Farm, N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The results showed that Lustre 37.5 SE at both concentrations of 300 ml and 375 ml/ha were highly effective in comparison to Penconazole 10% EC @250 ml/ha, Flusilazole 40% EC @ 150 ml/ha and Carbendazim 50% WP @ 250 g/ha in managing of powdery mildew disease in blackgram.