Mango malformation: a fungal disease.
Varma A., Lele V. C., Raychaudhuri S. P., Ram A., Sang A.
Author Affiliation: IARI, New Delhi 12, India.
Phytopathologische Zeitschrift 79 : 254-257
Abstract : Fusarium moniliforme was isolated from more than 300 separate samples of malformed mango inflorescence and vegetative shoots collected from different parts of India. The malformations were reproduced by artificial inoculation with isolates of F. moniliforme from malformed vegetative shoots and inflorescences. Inter- and intra-cellular mycelium was located in the cortex-phloem region of diseased tissue.ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT:Fusarium moniliforme [Gibberella fujikuroi : RPP 46, 2786] was isolated from >300 samples of malformed mango inflorescences and vegetative shoots from different parts of India. Both types of damage were reproduced by inoculation. Inter- and intra-cellular mycelium was found in the cortex and phloem of diseased plants.