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