Phytophthora blight

General Late blight (Phytophthora infestans f.sp. infestans) is also known as Phytophthora blight, tomato blight, early / late blight tomato, potato blight and late / early blight of potato. Damage sy

Charcoal rot

Macrophomina phaseolina Charcoal rot General Macrophomina phaseolina is a common soil fungus in warmer regions, causing charcoal rot. It has a very wide range of host crops, many of which are economic

Bacterial spot

Xanthomonas vesicatoria Bacterial spot General Xanthomonas vesicatoria is a bacterium that causes bacterial leaf spot on peppers and tomatoes. Life cycle and appearance of Bacterial spot Xanthomonas v

Leaf stripe

General Pyrenophora graminea is a disease of Barley that causes significant yield losses. Damage symptoms Symptoms first occur on the first, second and third leaf and subsequently on other leaves. Yel

Black sigatoka disease

General Mycosphaerella fijiensis also known as black sigatoka, is an ascomycete fungus that causes leaf-spot of banana. Damage symptoms Black sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis ) first causes small, l

Pomegranate wilt complex

Ceratocystis fimbriata Pomegranate wilt complex (Major cause), species of Fusarium, Rhizoctonia, Sclerotium, Macrophomina, Phytophthora are occasionally associated with fungi. Symptoms Affected plants

Pomegranate bacterial blight

Relative humidity above 50% and temperature between 25 - 30 0 C, over-use of nitrogen fertilizer, micronutrient deficiency and reduced plant health leads to swift development of bacterial blight. Symp

Grape powdery mildew

Uncinula necator (Erysiphe necator) Grape powdery mildew Symptoms Whitish powdery patches on the affected plant parts. All the above ground plant parts are susceptible to infection. Powdery growth on

Cercospora leaf spot

Disease Cycle Cercospora leaf spots can be caused by many species of Cercospora species depending on the plant type infected. Infected seeds, infected plants and plant debris are primary source of inf

Root and crown rot of strawberry

General New diseases in strawberry have been ascribed to Pestalotiopsis clavispora in the case of root and crown rot (of strawberry), first found in The Netherlands, and Pestalotiopsis longisetula in