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General Agriculture for Competitive Exams for TGT, PGT, TA, STA, IBPS AFO, etc.

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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