Management:
- White powdery fungal growth appears on young leaves and also on matured leaves.
- Infected leaves curl, crinkle, role inwards and fall off leaving the petiole attached to the tree giving a broom stick appearance.
- The infected flowers and tender fruits shed.
- Spary sulphur 3-5 times at 15 days interval.
- Carbendazim 0.1% or Tridemorph 1.5% dusting alternated with sulphur dust 70%
- Carbendazim +wettable sulphur and microsul (52% EC) is also effective.
Image source
http://rubberdisease.blogspot.in/ , http://www.apsnet.org/publications/imageresources/Pages/ Rubberleavesinfected.aspx
| Infected plant | Powdery fungal growth on leaves |