Mahali (Phytophthora palmivora)

Symptoms

• Shedding of female flowers and immature nuts are the common symptoms of the disease.
• Lesions appear on the young fruits or buttons near the stalk, which later lead to the decay of the underlying tissues and endosperm.

Management

• Spray 1.0 per cent Bordeaux mixture on the crown of palms, once before the monsoon and once or twice later on at intervals of 40 days