• The leaf lets in the outer wholes of leaves become yellow and spreads to the whole leaf and the leaves drooping down covering the stem.
• Later, the inner whole leaves also become yellow. Subsequently all the leaves droop, dry up and fall off, leaving the stem alone.
• Then the stem also become bittle and easily broken by heavy wind.
• The base of the stem shows brown discoloration and oozing of dark fluid.
• Bracket shaped fructifications of the fungus called ‘anabe’ appears at the base of the trunk. Roots become discoloured, brittle and dried.
• When infected trunk is cut brown discoloration can be seen up to one metre from ground level.

• Clean cultivation
• Destruction of infected trees and stumps
• Maintaining optimal plant population without over crowding.
• Providing good drainage facility and fertilizers and manures.
• Digging trenches to avoid root contact from diseased to healthy.
• Drench 1% Borde
• aux mixture at frequent intervals.

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