Lasiodiplodia die back and fruit rot (Lasiodiplodia theobromae)

Symptoms

• The disease is common in summer season.
• Disease affected leaves become brown in colour and dries up
• Characterized by drying up of twigs / branches from tip downwards.
• The bark of twigs or shoots split and dry.
• Light to dark brown lesions appear on the stalk end of fruits which later spreads downwards.
• In severe cases fruit rot and fruit drop occurs.

Management

• Remove and destroy completely infected branches
• Swab the cut ends with Bourdeaux paste
• Spraying 1% Bordeaux mixture at regular intervals during the rainy season to prevent disease incidence.

Chemical Control

Extremely Toxic

Highly Toxic

Moderately Toxic

Slightly Toxic