Grey blight (Pestalotia palmarum)

Symptoms

• Symptoms appear in the mature leaves of the outer whorl as yellow specks encircled by a greyish band which later become greyish white
• The spots coalesce into irregular necrotic patches causing extensive leaf blight.
• In advanced stages, the tips and margins of the leaflets dry and shrivel giving a burnt appearance.

Management

• Remove severely affected older leaves and burn.