Anthrocnose

• Discolouration of the lower part of the stem • Roots become necrotic and decay due to severe infestation

Leaves/foliar • Initially, starts at the forks in the branches, resulting in dark girdling cankers • Dark green concentric lesions on the leaves • Wilting of leaves and fruits

Fruit rot • Fruit lesions appear water soaked, which shrivel and and darken. • Seeds turn dark brown or black • Under wet condition, white to tan fungal growth may be evident on the fruit lesions

Management

• Avoid overhead irrigation • Transplanting in well-drained soil • Apply copper treatment before first rain and every 5 days. • Spray fungicide with mancozeb+cymoxanil/chlorothanil/ copper

Possible confusion

• Bacteria wilt

4. Anthrocnose (Colletotrichum coccodes)

The fungus mostly attacks ripening fruits, when fruits are in contact with the soil.

Symptoms and damage

• Round, concave depression with light brown spots. • presence of light brown concentric patterns on the cente r of the spot • Small gray-brown spots with dark-brown edges appear on leaves and stems.