Anthracnose
Common Name
Colletotrichum spp. / Gloeosporium spp. / Glomerella spp. / Sphaceloma (Elsinoe) spp.
Scientific Name
anthracnose, brown blight (of coffee and tea), tear stain, dieback (citrus), fruit rot, stem canker, black spot of fruit, ripe rot of pepper, anthracnose tear-stain (mango)
Issue
Disease
Causes
caused by fungi that produce conidia within black fungal fruiting bodies called acervuli. It is 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, Biological pest control- Introdu
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.