Question
Download Solution PDFGummosis is associated with which fruit crop?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGummosis is associated with Citrus fruits.
Sap oozing from cracks.
Key Points
- Also known as leaf fall, footrot or broom rot.
- Gummosis is caused by the fungus Phytophthora spp.
- Soil-born fungus disease.
- An early symptom of gummosis is sap oozing from small cracks in the infected bark.
- The tree has a bleeding appearance.
- Management - spray 0.1% aurofungin/ Bordeaux mixture.
Additional Information
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Disease of Citrus |
Causal organism |
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Citrus canker |
Xanthomonas compestris bacteria vector is Phyllonistis citrella a leaf miner. |
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Dieback |
Colletotrichum gleosporeodies |
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Greening |
Gracillicuts gram-negative bacteria vector is Diaphorina citri a psylla |
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Tristeza |
Citrus Tristeza virus vector is Toxoptera citricida. |
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Chlorosis |
Insufficient soil moisture and nutrients. |
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Root rot |
Phytophthora spp. |
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Pink disease |
Pellicularia salmonicolor |
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Citrus exocortis |
Viroid. |
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