Coconut is one of the important diseases causing severe yield loss. The disease is found to occur in southern parts of India in coconut growing areas such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The symptoms are manifested in the form of yellowing, withering and drooping of the outer fronds and oozing out reddish brown liquid from the base of the trunk. If the infected trees are left uncared, it becomes major threat to coconut, resulted in death of the palm. Hence, it is highly imperative to adopt suitable management strategy at the early stage itself. The disease can be effectively contained by integrating cultural, biological and chemical methods.
Brindhadevi S.*
Dept. of Plant pathology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (625 104), India
Soban Babu G.
Devi Shanthini V.
Chandrika R.
Ruppavalli M. V. R.
Dept. of Plant pathology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (625 104), India
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