Here is a list of eight major plant diseases caused by fungi. 1. Early Blight of Potato: Pathogen Alternaria Solani: The disease is quite common in India, and occurs on about three week old plants. Since this blight occurs earlier than the 'late blight' of potato (caused by Phytophthora infestans), it is called 'early blight.' Symptoms: Well-defined leaf spots appear [...]
Here is a list of fourteen major diseases found in fruits. Also learn about their symptoms and control. 1. Grape Black Rot: Black rot is one of the most damaging grape diseases. All cultivated varieties of grapes are susceptible to infection by the black rot fungus. If not controlled, some or all of the grapes within a cluster will be [...]
Here is a list of fifteen major plant diseases with their control measures. 1. Tip Burn of Paddy or Pansukh of Rice: The names, tip burn, dakhitla, chatra, ukra, kadamoraor pansukh, have been given tea leaf-drying disease of rice known in India for quite some time. It has been described by Dastur (1937) and Mishra and Chakravarty (1955). Symptoms or [...]