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General Agriculture for Competitive Exams for UPCATET PG / TGT, PGT / TA, STA etc.
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    Mango

    1. Powdery mildew Oidium mangiferae (Fungus) Loss up to 30–90%
    2. Anthracnose Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Fungus)
    3. Canker Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae (Bacteria)
    4. Rust Cephaleuros mycoidea (Alga)

     

    Banana

    1. Panama wilt Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Fungus). Common in acidic soils
    2. Sigatoka leaf spot Cercospora musae (Fungus)
    3. Bunchy top – Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV). Transmitted by aphids
    4. Moko disease Ralstonia solanacearum (Bacteria)

     

    Citrus

    1. Gummosis Phytophthora spp. (Fungus)
    2. Bacterial canker Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri (Bacteria)
    3. Tristeza – Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV). Detected using acid lime
    4. Greening – MLOs (Mycoplasma-like organisms). Transmitted by citrus psylla

     

    Guava

    1. Guava canker Pestalotiopsis psidii (Fungus)
    2. Guava wilt Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. psidii (Fungus). Common in alkaline soil. Resistant variety: Allahabad Safeda

     

    Grape

    1. Downy mildew Plasmopara viticola (Fungus)
    2. Powdery mildew Uncinula necator (Fungus)
    3. Pierce’s disease Xylella fastidiosa (Bacteria) Use resistant rootstock (e.g., Temple)

     

    Fig rust Cerotelium fici (Fungus)

     

    Pineapple; Wilt Virus. Transmitted by mealybugs and lacewing insects

     

    Papaya

    1. Damping off Pythium aphanidermatum (Fungus)
    2. Ring spot – Papaya Ring Spot Virus (PRSV). Transmitted by aphids
    3. Leaf curl – Virus. Transmitted by whitefly

     

    Apple

    1. Crown gall Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Bacteria)
    2. Fire blight Erwinia amylovora (Bacteria)
    3. Apple scab Venturia inaequalis (Fungus). Up to 80% yield loss

     

    Coconut

    1. Root wilt MLOs. Transmitted by lace bug
    2. Basal end rot Ganoderma lucidum (Fungus)

     

    Arecanut

    1. Mahali/Koleroga Phytophthora arecae (Fungus). Vector: spindle bug
    2. Bud rot/Anabe roga Ganoderma lucidum (Fungus)

     

    Coffee

    • Leaf rust Hemileia vastatrix (Fungus). Introduced from Sri Lanka. Resistant variety: Coffea liberica

     

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