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Disease management module :: Fungal - Anthracnose

Bacterial & Other Diseases

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.

Fungal Diseases - Anthracnose

Organism : Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Glomerella cingulata),

Gloeosporium mangiferae

Most important disease in Mango in states like, Bihar, Punjab, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, UP, AP, Rajasthan and Karnataka

Anthracnose infection at various parts of mango

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Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) : On tender leaves light to dark brown spots develop The disease causes serious losses to young shoots, flowers and fruits under favorable climatic conditions.
Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) : On older spots, infected tissues falls off giving shot hole appearance
Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) : The disease causes leaf spot, On tender leaves light to dark brown spots develop

Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) : The disease causes the wither tip of young tender twigs. It also results in die-back which appears as blackening of growing tips
Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) : Anthracnose symptoms on leaves, The symptoms are most visible on leaves and ripe fruits. The color of the infected part darkens as it ages.
Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) : The disease results in blossom blight.Infection starts from the blossoming period until the fruits are more than half grown.Panicles are infected. Flowers and fruits under are affected by favorable climatic conditions (high humidity, frequent rains and the temperature range of 24- 32°C).

Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) : Green fruit infections remain latent until ripening. At harvest can develop significant anthracnose symptoms rapidly upon ripening.
Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) : The disease causes serious losses to young fruits. Prominant black spots are spreading throught out the fruit surface.Infection rapidly increases with dark brown to black spots expanding faster rate
AAnthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) : Dark brown to black decay spots on fruits The disease causes serious losses to young shoots, flowers and fruits under favorable climatic conditions.

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Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) :: It is a serious disease on leaves and young shoots in rainy season and on fruits after harvest. The disease results in leaf spot, blossom blight, wither tip, twig blight and fruit rot symptoms. Young leaves when infected wither and dry up. At times when only the edges of the leaves are affected, their margins darken, dry up and may fall out, giving the leaf a ragged appearance. The disease causes the wither tip of young tender twigs. It also results in die-back which appears as blackening of growing tips.

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