Anthracnose
Common Name
Brown blight, tear stain, dieack, fruit rot, stem canker, black spot
Scientific Name
Colletotrichum spp, Gloesporium spp, Glomerella
Issue
Fungal
Causes
Favoured by wet humid conditions,use of infected seed, spread by rain splash and moist wind
Prevention
crop rotation, enhancement of soil quality, field sanitation and pruning, hot water seed treatment, Habitat management- use of wild
Control
Use of fungicides- Copper compounds derived from copper hydroxide and copper oxychloride those available include : Kocide 101(r), Kocide DF(r) and Copper oxychloride.