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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Tinospora Pacidia

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INTRODUCTION
Tinospora crispa, an herbaceous climber from the family Menispermaceae that commonly grows wild in Asian countries including Malaysia. This indigenous climber plant known by various local names like patawali, akar seruntun or akar patawali. Traditionally people used patawali to reduce hypertension and glucose level in the blood, to treat fever, remedy for various ailments such as cough, asthma, tooth and stomach aches. The medicinal potential values of Tinospora crispa have been reported and approved by scientific studies. Besides its medicinal values, Tinospora crispa also has insecticidal property towards Macrotermes gilvus.

Cercospora was a form genus of imperfect fungi with long slender spores that cause plant diseases, and …show more content…

Potential for damage is often more obvious where levels of humidity and rainfall are high. High levels of disease can result from just a few infected plants since each spot produces numerous conidia or spores. The spores can be dispersal by windborne and may also be spread by splashing rain, irrigation water, insects, and human contact. This disease could be a potential thread in other new areas with similar agro-ecology especially on Dioscoreophyllum, Rhigiocarya, Tinospora and Menispermaceae crops.

MANAGEMENT, PREVENTION AND CONTROL
This disease can be managed by avoid overhead irrigation if it will result in prolonged leaf wetness periods. Proper cutting and reduction of plant leaves reduce water drop on leaf surface especially by dew and excess rain water.

Proper observance of planting distance allows sufficient sun light, air circulation and avoids disease to move from one planting into next. Removal and proper disposal of infected plant leaves need to be taken in order to avoid and controlling the spread of this disease. Where required to burn the infected plant tissues when

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