Diseases of mango and their control

Abstract

There are many diseases of mango caused by fungi, bacteria viruses, phanerogamic parasites and nutritional deficiencies. The number and severity of diseases vary as to cultivars. The major diseases are mango malformation, anthracnose, bacterial leaf spot, scab, fruit rot, sooty-mold black mildew, collar rot, brown felt, thread blight, pink disease, shoestring root, leaf spots, blight, powdery mildew, and red rust. Market diseases of mango are caused by a number of pathogens. The major diseases are stem end rot, black mould rot, soft rots, alternaria rot, dry rot, black spot, brown spot, phomispsis rot, bacterial soft rot and bacterial rot. Diseases caused by nutritional deficiencies and black tip, little leaf, and mango decline, Two important genera of phanerogamic parasites are Dendropthoe and Viscum which cause considerable damage to mango plants.

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