Symptoms:

• Symptoms appear in leaves and stems. Circular or irregular grey spots appear in the leaves.
• Concentric rings of acervuli appear on upper surface of the leaves. On the stem the infection appear at the tips spreads downwards and kill the entire vine.
• When infections occur in leaf axils the spikes become affected and fall off.
• Berry becomes brown in colour and extends downwards from upper portion. And become chaffy (Pollu means hallow thing)

Management:

• Three rounds of spray with Bordeaux mixture 1%

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