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Anthracnose: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Symptoms

  • The disease appears as circular, scattered, reddish brown spots.
  • They coalesce with one another during moist weather involving large area and resulting in withering, rolling and drying of leaves.

Management

  • Excessive watering and crowding of plants should be avoided.
  • Diseased leaves should be collected and burnt.
  • Spraying with Pseudomonas fluorescens 2g/litre of water