Sorghum/Jowar
-         To prevent ergot disease in sorghum, treat the seeds with asafetida solution (10 %)  before sowing.
- Mix the one kg of seed with the extract prepared from 250 g of Ashwagandha, 50 g of Datura leaves before sowing for producing healthy and disease-free seedlings. Sow the seeds after subjecting it to shade dry.
-  The sorghum seeds are treated with the sulfur powder @ 4 g of S (particle size 300 mesh) / kg of seeds for controlling the smut disease.