Bacterial Diseases : They can cause a variety of symptoms including cankers, leaf spots, overgrowths, scabs, wilts, and others
Others: This disease attack can causes reduction in photosynthetic activity and defoliation of leaves thereby reducing the vitality of the host plant.
Associated pathogens: Rhinocladium corticolum
· Recorded in Pune, Goa, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
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Serious during rainy
season
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Caused by
Rhinocladium corticolum
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Causes decline of
trees
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Of late becoming
serious in Karnataka
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Black Banded :
This disease symptoms are
dark, black smoky growth observed on twigs, stem and
branches. It is most conspicuous at the branching point. In severe cases,
similar symptoms are observed on leaves which are just black layer of the fungus.