Disease on crop
fungalMango Anthracnose on starfruit (carambola)
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Most damaging mango disease worldwide. Fungal spores infect blossoms and developing fruit during humid weather, producing black sunken lesions that expand on ripening fruit.
- Disease
- Mango Anthracnose
- Pathogen type
- Fungal
- Crop
- Starfruit (Carambola)
- Scientific name
- Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Mango Anthracnose on starfruit (carambola)
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Symptoms on starfruit (carambola)
- ▸ black tear-stain streaks on flowers and stems
- ▸ sunken black lesions on ripening fruit
- ▸ leaf spots with yellow halos
- ▸ blossom blight and fruit drop
IPM controls
- ✓ Choose resistant varieties: Carrie, Glenn, and Keitt show better tolerance than Tommy Atkins
- ✓ Prune for airflow inside canopy; remove inner crowded branches
- ✓ Copper sprays at flush, bloom, and fruit set during wet weather
- ✓ Hot water dip (50°C for 5 minutes) of harvested fruit reduces post-harvest losses
Other crops affected by mango anthracnose
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