the leaves and form a secondary source of infection. They are dispersed by rain, irrigation water or handling of the plants. Infection of the plants…
cycle Infected cuttings are the main source of inoculum and wind splashed rains plays important role is spread of the disease. Intermittent rainfall…
pathogen spreads through planting material, root grafts, soil, irrigation, rain, flood, insects, farm machinery and intercultural operations.…
germ tube forms zoospores which enter the host through lenticels and stoma. Rain, wind, water and others are the mode of spread of the pathogen.…
mildew fungi are not very resistant to water so rain often limits the epidemics and spore dispersal by rain is negligible, since spores explode when…
Grown in warm humid climate and temperature range of 25-30 0 C with moderate rains of 85-100cm.
favoured by temperatures between 24 and 30 °C and high precipitation due to rain, fog or overhead irrigation. Infection is through stomata and wounds.…
formed which break open, releasing many bacteria. These are dispersed by rain and wind and by humans and tools. Until now, no bacteria have been…
stomata. Spores are dispersed by wind and in some species through the splash of rain. Damage symptoms Alternaria solani causes small green to dark…
lower leaves. The spores are dispersed upwards to the ears by splashing rain drops or wind. On the infected ears, the typical pink spores are…
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