Isolation and identification of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from cashew seedlings in nurseries.
Dama Venkateswarlu, Murthy K. V. M. K., Reddy M. L. N., Lakshmi M. S. M.
Author Affiliation: Agricultural College Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Cashew 18 : 36-40
Abstract : The causal agent of anthracnose disease was isolated from affected cashew seedlings and then identified as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides [Glomerella cingulata]. Pathogenicity tests in different plant species showed that cashew was most susceptible to the disease, followed by mango, citrus, annona and pomegranate. All weeds tested were susceptible to the disease. Symptoms associated with anthracnose of cashew seedlings are described.