ABSTRACT
Mesta is more versatile than jute under assorted states of environment and soil and it is additionally extremely impervious to dry season. It is harder and more grounded than jute fiber yet is to some degree coarser and less graceful. Foot and stem decay is predominant in all the mesta developing spaces of India for example, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Bihar. It is the most significant illness of mesta in India causing around 10 – 25% misfortune in fiber yield. Water stagnation which is common during the mesta developing season in West Bengal inclines the plants to contamination. Ceaseless drizzling, high precipitation and shady condition from May to September might be answerable for a pandemic. Biotic stresses can be controlled through biological, chemical and cultural methods. Biocontrol agents should be used to control the disease instead of chemical control.
