Mango Malformation
Hello Nerds!!!! Welcome to yet another blog. Today the next common disease on Mango is Mango Malformation, which adversely affects the inflorescence of the Mango please make sure to read every short bit of information provided in this blog.
Mango Malformation 1 |
Disease symptoms
- Vegetative malformation: Vegetative malformation is pronounced in young seedlings. The affected seedlings develop vegetative growths which are abnormal growth, swollen and have very short internodes.
-
Floral
malformation: The flower buds are transformed into vegetative buds and a a large number of small leaves and stems, which are characterized by
appreciably reduced internodes and give an appearance of witches‟ broom.
The flower buds seldom open and remain dull green.
Mango Malformation 2 |
Survival and spread
- The disease is mainly spread via infected plant material. Mango malformation disease spreads slowly within affected orchards.
- The
mango bud mite, Aceria mangiferae,
has been associated with mango malformation disease as wounds from the
mites‟ feeding activity are thought to facilitate fungal infection.
Favourable
conditions
- Moist weather favours the development of disease.
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