24 Jun Some Important Disease of Mango
आम के कुछ महत्वपूर्ण रोग 1. Powdery mildew in Mango: Oidium mangiferae (Perfect stage: Eyrsiphe polygoni) Symptoms The disease is easily recognized by whitish or grayish powdery growth on the inflorescence and tender leaves. Generally the infection starts from the inflorescence and spreads downwards covering the floral axis, tender leaves and stem. Infected leaves become twisted, curled and fall. Infected floral parts are severely damaged and drop off. If the fruits are set, they do not grow in size and may drop before attaining pea size. Fruits are sometimes malformed, discolored due to severe mildew attack. Because of poor fruits set and heavy flower and fruits drop, the loss due to the disease may be as high...