Management of blossom blight and anthracnose disease of mango caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Abstract

In the present investigation, efforts were made to evaluate different fungicides against blossom blight and anthracnose of mango at different AICRP (F) centres in India. From the five years pooled data, it was observed that carbendazim + mancozeb (0.2%) were the most effective in controlling blossom blight and anthracnose disease of mango at Mohanpur, Rahuri, Rewa and Paria centres. At Sangareddy, on the other hand, chlorothalonil (0.2%) was found to be effective controlling anthracnose of mango. At Vengurle, carbendazim (0.1%) was found to be effective in the management of blossom blight and anthracnose of mango. It is thus concluded that spraying of carbendazim+ mancozeb (0.2%) or carbendazim (0.1%) thrice at 10 days interval, starting from the initiation of the disease symptoms was found to be the most effective for management of blossom blight and anthracnose of mango.