Current Scenario of Mango Malformation and Its Management Strategies: An Overview

Abstract

Malformation disease caused by the Fusarium species complex results in significant economic losses in the yield, production and export quality mango in tropical and subtropical mango growing countries. The disease is widespread in flowers and vegetative shoots of mango. It has a crippling effect on mango production, bringing in heavy economic losses. In spite of the highest area and production of mango in the world, the mango productivity is very low. This is because of the several abiotic and biotic factors, of which malformation is one of the most important problems. Early diagnosis of the pathogens and proper management strategies will help cultivators to protect the mango orchid and fruits from successive and secondary infection. The latent infection of budwood is common; a treatment that would eliminate the pathogen from budwood would be invaluable. In current chapter we give an overview on mango malformation disease, symptomology, epidemiology, molecular diversity and disease management strategies to control the pathogen and its incidence.