AnthracnoseAnthracnose occurs mainly during warm and moist weather and can cause significant damages to crops unless tolerant varieties are grown. Anthracnose occurs mainly during warm and moist weather and can cause significant damages. Symptoms of anthracnose appear as small, circular, slightly sunken lesions on the surface of ripening fruits which enlarge, become depressed, and develop a water-soaked appearance directly under the skin. The disease results in a fruit rot.
For the control of anthracnose, the following practices are recommended
Use commercially produced disease - free seeds
Practice good sanitation
Choose anthracnose tolerant varieties as far as possible
For the chemical measures, the following can be applied
Penncozeb
Ortiva
Bravo 720 SC
Funguran-OH
Topsin ULV
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