An Effective Method of Controlling Spike Infection in Sandal

Abstract

Spike disease of sandal is an infectious disease, belonging to the group of viruses. Its ready communicability to a healthy sandal in the field and under artificial conditions determines its infectivity which had assumed a high degree of virulence in some years. The loss to the State revenues due to spike is enormous; its supply had been reduced to more than half within the last few years. The present situation, therefore, calls for immediate action by the several States concerned in the industry. That the diseased sandal is the seat and source of infection is fully established here. Hence its eradication at the earliest possible time is effectively pointed out, so as to maintain continuous supply of this important species. A simple, rapid, cheap and economic procedure is outlined here for adoption in practice.