questions: query regarding betelvine
 
 answers: soil ph: it should be increased to 6.5 by adding lime at least 20 days before planting.
planting: before planting drench the soil with mancozeb 75 wp @ 2 grams in 1 litre uniformly with rose can.cuttings should be treated with bordeaux mixture 0.5 % and streptocycline 500 ppm before half an hour before  planting.
manure and fertilizers (age 1-5 year plant): urea 10 kg,ssp- 84 kg,mop- 11 kg/bigha/year
anthracnose control: spraying of blitox/coc/dhanucop @ 2 grams in 1 litre for three times at an interval of 5 days