CITRUS ANTHRACNOSE
SUBMITTED BY, COURSE TEACHER
DEEPTHI.S, Dr. PARTHASARATHY.S,
2015021027. Asst.Prof.,(Plant Pathology)
CAUSAL ORGANISM
• Anamorph stage (asexual stage)
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
• Teleomorph (sexual stage)
Glomerella cingulata
SIGNIFICANCE
 Post harvest loses in citrus in several tropical countries
ranges from 15%.
 In China and Brazil it recorded first – Sao Paulo state
(Brazil).
 The incidence of this disease reach 100% in fruit under wet
conditions.
DISTRIBUTION
 World
Pakistan, Brazil, China, India and also worldwide
in distribution.
 India
Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh etc.,
SYMPTOMS ON LEAVES
 Common symptoms are a more or less circular, flat
area, light tan in color with a prominent purple
margin that at a later phase of infection will show the
fruiting bodies of the fungus (tiny dispersed black
flecks).
SYMPTOMS ON LEAVES
SYMPTOMS ON FLOWERS
 Infections on the flowers (form clusters) start as
small black or dark- brown spots.
 These can enlarge, coalesce and kill the flowers.
They starts disintegration.
SYMPTOMS ON FLOWERS
SYMPTOMS ON FRUITS
Fruit - anthracnose usually only occurs on fruit that
have been injured by other agents.
The lesions are brown to black spots of 1.5 mm or
greater diameter. The decay is usually firm and dry
but if deep enough can soften the fruit.
SYMPTOMS ON FRUITS
PATHOGEN CHARACTERS
Conidiophore is simple, hyaline, branched hypha on
which conidia are produced.
Conidia is thin walled with large number of oil
globules.
CONIDIA OF Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
DISEASE CYCLE OF
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
 Dissemination
Conidia are dispersed passively by splashing of rain or
irrigation water.
 Symptoms and disease development
Black, sunken, rapidly expanding lesions develop in fruiting
bodies (Acervuli).
 Pathogen survival
The pathogen survives between seasons on infected and
defoliated branch terminals and mature leaves.
MODE OF INFECTION
 Primary spread
Air borne conidia and innoculums present in the
seeds are source of primary infection.
 Secondary spread
Spores spread through rain splashes and
irrigation water and also by infected debris.
FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS
 High humidity
 Temperature of 24°C – 28°C.
 Frequent rains.
 Moist conditions favours the development of
disease (October to November).
INTEGARATED DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Pruning of infected leaves, twigs and fruits.
 Fruit bagging at fruit set stage (late Oct – early Nov)
Spray twice with Carbendazim (0.1%) at 15 days
interval during flowering to control blossom
infection.
 Spraying of Mancozeb 2 g/lit Thiophanate methyl 1 g/lit or
chlorothalonil 2 g/lit 3 times at 15 days interval.
 Spray copper fungicides (0.3%) for the control of foliar
infection.
 Post harvest treatment with Benzimidazole may reduce fruit
loss.
REFERENCES
• Saha.L.R, ’Handbook of plant Diseases’ 2002, Kalyani
publishers, New Delhi.
• Thind.T.S, “Disease of fruits and vegetables and their
management”, Kalyani publishers second edition
2016,New Delhi.
• https://www.plantnatural.com>anthracnose
• idtools.org>citrus>diseases>factsheet

CITRUS ANTHRACNOSE

  • 1.
    CITRUS ANTHRACNOSE SUBMITTED BY,COURSE TEACHER DEEPTHI.S, Dr. PARTHASARATHY.S, 2015021027. Asst.Prof.,(Plant Pathology)
  • 2.
    CAUSAL ORGANISM • Anamorphstage (asexual stage) Colletotrichum gloeosporioides • Teleomorph (sexual stage) Glomerella cingulata
  • 3.
    SIGNIFICANCE  Post harvestloses in citrus in several tropical countries ranges from 15%.  In China and Brazil it recorded first – Sao Paulo state (Brazil).  The incidence of this disease reach 100% in fruit under wet conditions.
  • 4.
    DISTRIBUTION  World Pakistan, Brazil,China, India and also worldwide in distribution.  India Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh etc.,
  • 5.
    SYMPTOMS ON LEAVES Common symptoms are a more or less circular, flat area, light tan in color with a prominent purple margin that at a later phase of infection will show the fruiting bodies of the fungus (tiny dispersed black flecks).
  • 6.
  • 8.
    SYMPTOMS ON FLOWERS Infections on the flowers (form clusters) start as small black or dark- brown spots.  These can enlarge, coalesce and kill the flowers. They starts disintegration.
  • 9.
  • 10.
    SYMPTOMS ON FRUITS Fruit- anthracnose usually only occurs on fruit that have been injured by other agents. The lesions are brown to black spots of 1.5 mm or greater diameter. The decay is usually firm and dry but if deep enough can soften the fruit.
  • 11.
  • 12.
    PATHOGEN CHARACTERS Conidiophore issimple, hyaline, branched hypha on which conidia are produced. Conidia is thin walled with large number of oil globules.
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15.
     Dissemination Conidia aredispersed passively by splashing of rain or irrigation water.  Symptoms and disease development Black, sunken, rapidly expanding lesions develop in fruiting bodies (Acervuli).  Pathogen survival The pathogen survives between seasons on infected and defoliated branch terminals and mature leaves.
  • 16.
    MODE OF INFECTION Primary spread Air borne conidia and innoculums present in the seeds are source of primary infection.  Secondary spread Spores spread through rain splashes and irrigation water and also by infected debris.
  • 17.
    FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS  Highhumidity  Temperature of 24°C – 28°C.  Frequent rains.  Moist conditions favours the development of disease (October to November).
  • 18.
    INTEGARATED DISEASE MANAGEMENT Pruningof infected leaves, twigs and fruits.  Fruit bagging at fruit set stage (late Oct – early Nov) Spray twice with Carbendazim (0.1%) at 15 days interval during flowering to control blossom infection.
  • 19.
     Spraying ofMancozeb 2 g/lit Thiophanate methyl 1 g/lit or chlorothalonil 2 g/lit 3 times at 15 days interval.  Spray copper fungicides (0.3%) for the control of foliar infection.  Post harvest treatment with Benzimidazole may reduce fruit loss.
  • 20.
    REFERENCES • Saha.L.R, ’Handbookof plant Diseases’ 2002, Kalyani publishers, New Delhi. • Thind.T.S, “Disease of fruits and vegetables and their management”, Kalyani publishers second edition 2016,New Delhi. • https://www.plantnatural.com>anthracnose • idtools.org>citrus>diseases>factsheet