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Disease management module :: Fungal - Powdery mildew

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-Powdery Mildew

Oidium mangiferae Berth.

Reported from Brazil in 1914, Reported from all states in India

Loss varies from 30-90%, Present almost throught the year.

Powdery mildew at various parts of mango

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Powdery mildew (Oidium mangiferae) : powdery mildew symptoms on leaves, Wefts of white mycelium on leaves, inflorescences and fruit lets develop. Later on the whole surface of the infected parts are covered with a powdery coating.
Powdery mildew (Oidium mangiferae) : Foliage infection
Powdery mildew (Oidium mangiferae) : Powdery milew attack on the young leaves, leavs starts loosing its shape The affected fruit let’s do not grow in size and may drop before attaining pea size

Powdery mildew (Oidium mangiferae) : powdery mildew symptoms on leaves, Foliage infection,Infected leaves show twisting and withering
Powdery mildew (Oidium mangiferae) : powdery mildew symptoms on panicles, Infected flowers fail to set fruits
Powdery mildew (Oidium mangiferae) : powdery mildew symptoms on panicles, Infected flowers fail to set fruits

Powdery mildew (Oidium mangiferae) : Powdery milew attack on the panicles, infected parts are covered with a powdery coating
Powdery mildew (Oidium mangiferae) : Powdery milew attack on the young leaves as well as the panicles

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Mango crop managemnt and Diagnostic system::Developed by MK CHANDRA PRAKASH & REENA ROSY THOMAS