Cultural and morphological variability among the isolates of colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing mango anthracnose

Mango Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz., has become a potentially destructive disease both under field and post harvest storage conditions. Totally 20 isolates of C. gloeosporiodes were obtained from the leaves showing typical symptoms of anthracnose disease collected during the survey. Results revealed differences in colony characters such as growth, shape, margin, colour, texture and zonation. The radial growth, growth rate, sporulation and morphology of the conidia differed significantly from each other.