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Hello Nerds!!!  Welcome to another blog we are dealing with the common diseases on Mango. The Disease that we will be taking look at is Sooty Mold which affects the leaves. you can read the short description below. Sooty Mold on Mango Leaves  Disease Symptoms of Sooty Mold on Mango • The disease is common in the orchards where mealybug, scale insect and hopper are not controlled efficiently. • The disease in the field is recognized by the presence of a black velvety coating, i.e., sooty mould on the leaf surface. In severe cases, the trees turn completely black due to the presence of mould over the entire surface of twigs and leaves. • The severity of infection depends on the honeydew secretion by the above-said insects. Honeydew secretions from insects stick to the leaf surface and provide the necessary medium for fungal growth. Sooty Mold on Mango Leaves Survival and Spread of Sooty Mold on Mango • The severity of infection depends on the honeydew secretions by the s...

 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 man...

            Hey, Welcome Back to Another blog !!!            We will continue the discussion on the Common disease that has an effect on the Mango. We will start by a fungal disease mostly known as Powdery Mildew. It is harmful to leaves, flower and fruit.  Powdery mildew on Mango Causal Organism -  Oidium mangiferae           Powdery mildew of mango is an Ascomycete pathogen Belonging to the Erysiphales family.  Oidium mangiferae appears in spring, from December through March. Disease symptoms of Powdery Mildew on Mango- The characteristic symptom of the disease is the white superficial powdery fungal growth on leaves stalks of panicles, flowers and young fruits. The affected flowers and fruits drop pre-maturely reducing the crop load considerably or might even prevent the fruit set. The fungus parasitizes young tissues of all parts of the inflores...