Immuno-Phytopathology Laboratory Department of Botany, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling-734 013 (West Bengal), India
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Online published on 24 August, 2018.
The major health problem of Citrus reticulata observed in the North Bengal is the fruit drop of both the young and mature fruits. And the round brownish black spots were observed in the dropped fruits. The isolated fungal pathogen was found to be Alternaria alternata by morphological and molecular studies. The potential of the pathogen was measured by the Koch's postulates and the new pathogen was detected in North Bengal, India.
Alternaria alternata, Citrus reticulata, fruit drop, fungal pathogen
