Prevalence of Sigatoka disease of banana in Maharashtra

In the survey conducted in seven major banana growing districts of Maharashtra viz Akola, Ahmednagar, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Nanded, Nandurbar and Solapur it was found that there was occurrence of Sigatoka disease in all banana growing areas. However intensity of disease varied among the districts, cultivars used and also climatic conditions prevailing. Of the seven districts Jalgaon district recorded maximum disease incidence (28.30 and 31.55%) followed by Nandurbar district (27.77 and 31.50%) and least in Akola district (19.66 and 20.88%) in tissue and sucker plantation respectively. Survey gave an insight that occurrence of the disease in these areas was in line with the prevailing rainfall and humidity pattern in the area. It was also found that cv Grand Naine (G-9) was highly susceptible to leaf spot disease.