BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 1

Leaf spot diseases of some fruit trees of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra

  • Author:
  • Navalsingh. J. Todawat, P.B. Papdiwal
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 87 to 90

Dept of Botany, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad-431004.

Abstract

Leaf spot diseases of fruit trees from Aurangabad district were surveyed during the years 2008–2010. During this survey of fruit trees, 12 species were found infected by fungal pathogens leading to leaf spot diseases. The diseases were found to be caused by12 species of fungi viz. Alternaria citri, Cercospora mangiferae indicae, Diplodia epicoccos, D.natalensis, Elsinoe zizyphi, Gleosporium psidii, Pestalotia annonicola, P.cruenata, P.versicolor, Pestalotiopsis versicolor, Phyllosticta tamarindicola and Septogloeum feroniae.

Keywords

Fungal diseases, Fruit trees, Leaf spots, Maharashtra