Bacterial Canker On Mango

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Last but not the least blog about the Common Disease on Mango is about the the Bacterial Canker on Mango.
Bacterial Canker on Mango Fruit
Bacterial Canker on Mango Fruit

Disease Symptoms Bacterial Canker on Mango -

• The disease is noticed on leaves, leaf stalks, stems, twigs, branches and fruits, initially producing water-soaked lesions, later turning into typical canker.
• On leaves, water-soaked irregular satellite to angular raised lesions measuring 1-4 mm in diameter are formed. These lesions are light yellow in colour, initially with a yellow halo but with age enlarge or coalesce to form irregular necrotic cankerous patches with dark brown colour.
• On fruits, water-soaked, dark brown to black coloured lesions are observed which gradually developed into cankerous, raised or flat spots. These spots grow bigger usually up to 1 to 5 mm in diameter, which covers / almost the whole fruit.
• These spots often, burst extruding gummy substances containing highly contagious bacterial cells.
Bacterial Canker on Mango Raw Fruit
Bacterial Canker on Mango Raw Fruit

Survival and Spread of Bacterial Canker on Mango

• In lesions on plant parts and can also survive for long periods in diseased plant tissues.

Favourable Conditions for Bacterial Canker On Mango

• Spring session is responsible for the development of diseases.
Bacterial Canker on Mango Leaves
Bacterial Canker on Mango Leaves



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