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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
(Affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-3)
Kullapuram (Po),ViaVaigai Dam, Theni-625 562
Grey Blight in Horticultural crops
Student Course teacher
K. Harish Dr. Parthasarathy. S
2015021045 Asst. Professor., (Plant Pathology)
Grey blight
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Subclass: Xylariomycetidae
Order: Xylariales
Family: Sporocadaceae
Genus: Pestalotiopsis
Species : P. theae, P. mangifera
GREY BLIGHT IN MANGO
Occurrence
• World : Asia, Africa, Australia and South Pacific
areas.
• India : Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra
pradesh.
Hosts: Mango.
Economic Importance
• The results showed that mango was 100% prevalent
in the study area.
• Incidence and severity varied across farmer’s field
and market places.
• The disease incidence under farmer’s fields ranged
from 41-72.1% on leaf and from 36.2-74% on fruit
Symptoms
• Brown spots develop on the margin and at the tip of the leaf
lamina.
• They increase in size and become dark brown.
• Black dots appear on the spots which are acervuli of the
fungus.
• Survive on mango leaves for over a year. Spreads through
wind borne conidia.
• Heavy infectionis noticed during the monsoon when the
temperature is 20-25˚C and high humidity
Black dots appear on the spots which are acervuli of the
fungus.
Pathogen Character:
• Acervuli seen as minute black dots on affected
portion. Mycelium is colored and septate.
• Conidia five celled middle three cells are colored and
the end cells are hyaline Slender 3-5 appendages are
produced at the apex of the spore.
Mode of survival and spread
• Survive on mango leaves for over a year. Spreads
through wind borne conidia.
Favourable conditions
• Heavy infection is noticed during the monsoon
when the temperature is 20-25˚C and high
humidity.
Management
• Remove and destroy infected plant parts.
• Spraying copper oxychloride 0.25 Mancozeb 0.25%
or Bordeaux mixture 1.0%.
Grey blight of tea
Pestalotiopsis theae.
Economic Importance
• Higher inci-dences and more severe damage by gray blight were found in
Japanese tea variety Yabukita than the Korean local variety.
• In Yabukita, Pestalotiopsis longiseta was more frequently observed on the
diseased leaves than P. theae but vice versa in the Korean local variety.
• This indicates that there was the varietal difference in the distribution of
fungal species of gray blight pathogens.
• Both varieties were most severely damaged during the third harvest period
with weather conditions of high temperature and humidity favorable to the
disease.
PATHOGEN CHARACTER
• Acervuli seen as minute black dots on affected
portion. Mycelium is colored and septate.
• Conidia five celled middle three cells are
colored and the end cells are hyaline Slender
3-5 appendages are produced at the apex of the
spore.
Life cycle
• The tiny, black spots on the lesions contain the
fungal spores.
• Rain splash transports the spores from one
plant or site of infection to another.
• If the spores land on a leaf, they germinate to
start a new leaf spot or a latent infection.
Symptoms
• Small, oval, pale yellow-green spots first appear on
young leaves.
• Often the spots are surrounded by a narrow, yellow
zone.
• As the spots grow and turn brown or gray, concentric
rings with scattered, tiny black dots become visible
and eventually the dried tissue falls, leading to
defoliation.
• Leaves of any age can be affected.
Grey blight of tea
Mode of survival and spread
• Survive on mango leaves for over a year. Spreads
through wind borne conidia.
Favourable conditions
• Heavy infection is noticed during the monsoon
when the temperature is 20-25˚C and high
humidity.
Management
• Remove and destroy infected plant parts.
• Spraying copper oxychloride 0.25 Mancozeb 0.25%
or Bordeaux mixture 1.0%.
Grey blight in coconut
Pestalotia palmarum
Occurrence
• World : Asia, Africa, Australia and South Pacific
areas.
• India : Tamil nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and AP.
Hosts: Coconut
Pathogen Character
• Pestalotiopsis palmarum is the causative agent of
a fungal disease of bananas, coconut and Date palms.
• The fungus causes leaf spots, petiole/ rachis blights
and sometimes bud rot of palms.
• Unlike other leaf spot and blight diseases and also
diseases, Pestalotiopsis palmarun attacks all parts of
the leaf from the base to the tip.
• Whereas most diseases only infect the leaf blade or
the leaf petiole.
Symptoms
• The initial symptom appears as yellowish brown
spots with grey brown margins, usually they are
oval in shape and measures approximately 1-5 cm
long.
• As the disease advances the spots coalesce to
form larger irregular necrotic patches with greyish
white center.
• The symptoms are noticed in leaflets of the outer
whorl and give a blighted appearance.
• In advanced stages the tips and margins of the leaf
lets dry and shrivel giving a burnt appearance.
Grey blight symptoms
EPIDEMIOLOGY
• The disease is noticed in farms with poor
nutritional status. Deficiency of potassium and
excess of nitrogenous fertilizers favour the
disease incidence
Mode of survival and spread
• Primary spread and secondary spread through
conidia from infected plants
Favourable conditions
• Heavy infection is noticed during the monsoon
when the temperature is 20-25˚C and high
humidity.
Management
• Balanced nutrient management.
• Remove the severely affected older leaves and
burn.
• Spray the trees with Bordeaux mixture 1% or
propiconazole (Tilt) 0.3%.
• Regular application of potassium chloride was
reported to reduce the disease incidence.

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Grey Blight in Horticultural Crops

  • 1. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY (Affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-3) Kullapuram (Po),ViaVaigai Dam, Theni-625 562 Grey Blight in Horticultural crops Student Course teacher K. Harish Dr. Parthasarathy. S 2015021045 Asst. Professor., (Plant Pathology)
  • 2. Grey blight Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Class: Sordariomycetes Subclass: Xylariomycetidae Order: Xylariales Family: Sporocadaceae Genus: Pestalotiopsis Species : P. theae, P. mangifera
  • 4. Occurrence • World : Asia, Africa, Australia and South Pacific areas. • India : Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra pradesh. Hosts: Mango.
  • 5. Economic Importance • The results showed that mango was 100% prevalent in the study area. • Incidence and severity varied across farmer’s field and market places. • The disease incidence under farmer’s fields ranged from 41-72.1% on leaf and from 36.2-74% on fruit
  • 6. Symptoms • Brown spots develop on the margin and at the tip of the leaf lamina. • They increase in size and become dark brown. • Black dots appear on the spots which are acervuli of the fungus. • Survive on mango leaves for over a year. Spreads through wind borne conidia. • Heavy infectionis noticed during the monsoon when the temperature is 20-25˚C and high humidity
  • 7. Black dots appear on the spots which are acervuli of the fungus.
  • 8. Pathogen Character: • Acervuli seen as minute black dots on affected portion. Mycelium is colored and septate. • Conidia five celled middle three cells are colored and the end cells are hyaline Slender 3-5 appendages are produced at the apex of the spore.
  • 9. Mode of survival and spread • Survive on mango leaves for over a year. Spreads through wind borne conidia.
  • 10. Favourable conditions • Heavy infection is noticed during the monsoon when the temperature is 20-25˚C and high humidity.
  • 11. Management • Remove and destroy infected plant parts. • Spraying copper oxychloride 0.25 Mancozeb 0.25% or Bordeaux mixture 1.0%.
  • 12. Grey blight of tea Pestalotiopsis theae.
  • 13. Economic Importance • Higher inci-dences and more severe damage by gray blight were found in Japanese tea variety Yabukita than the Korean local variety. • In Yabukita, Pestalotiopsis longiseta was more frequently observed on the diseased leaves than P. theae but vice versa in the Korean local variety. • This indicates that there was the varietal difference in the distribution of fungal species of gray blight pathogens. • Both varieties were most severely damaged during the third harvest period with weather conditions of high temperature and humidity favorable to the disease.
  • 14. PATHOGEN CHARACTER • Acervuli seen as minute black dots on affected portion. Mycelium is colored and septate. • Conidia five celled middle three cells are colored and the end cells are hyaline Slender 3-5 appendages are produced at the apex of the spore.
  • 15. Life cycle • The tiny, black spots on the lesions contain the fungal spores. • Rain splash transports the spores from one plant or site of infection to another. • If the spores land on a leaf, they germinate to start a new leaf spot or a latent infection.
  • 16. Symptoms • Small, oval, pale yellow-green spots first appear on young leaves. • Often the spots are surrounded by a narrow, yellow zone. • As the spots grow and turn brown or gray, concentric rings with scattered, tiny black dots become visible and eventually the dried tissue falls, leading to defoliation. • Leaves of any age can be affected.
  • 18. Mode of survival and spread • Survive on mango leaves for over a year. Spreads through wind borne conidia.
  • 19. Favourable conditions • Heavy infection is noticed during the monsoon when the temperature is 20-25˚C and high humidity.
  • 20. Management • Remove and destroy infected plant parts. • Spraying copper oxychloride 0.25 Mancozeb 0.25% or Bordeaux mixture 1.0%.
  • 21. Grey blight in coconut Pestalotia palmarum
  • 22. Occurrence • World : Asia, Africa, Australia and South Pacific areas. • India : Tamil nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and AP. Hosts: Coconut
  • 23. Pathogen Character • Pestalotiopsis palmarum is the causative agent of a fungal disease of bananas, coconut and Date palms. • The fungus causes leaf spots, petiole/ rachis blights and sometimes bud rot of palms. • Unlike other leaf spot and blight diseases and also diseases, Pestalotiopsis palmarun attacks all parts of the leaf from the base to the tip. • Whereas most diseases only infect the leaf blade or the leaf petiole.
  • 24. Symptoms • The initial symptom appears as yellowish brown spots with grey brown margins, usually they are oval in shape and measures approximately 1-5 cm long. • As the disease advances the spots coalesce to form larger irregular necrotic patches with greyish white center. • The symptoms are noticed in leaflets of the outer whorl and give a blighted appearance. • In advanced stages the tips and margins of the leaf lets dry and shrivel giving a burnt appearance.
  • 26. EPIDEMIOLOGY • The disease is noticed in farms with poor nutritional status. Deficiency of potassium and excess of nitrogenous fertilizers favour the disease incidence
  • 27. Mode of survival and spread • Primary spread and secondary spread through conidia from infected plants
  • 28. Favourable conditions • Heavy infection is noticed during the monsoon when the temperature is 20-25˚C and high humidity.
  • 29. Management • Balanced nutrient management. • Remove the severely affected older leaves and burn. • Spray the trees with Bordeaux mixture 1% or propiconazole (Tilt) 0.3%. • Regular application of potassium chloride was reported to reduce the disease incidence.