The integrated methods for control of mango anthracnose disease.
Li GuiZhen, Qin DaKui, Li GuiLi
Author Affiliation: Panzhihua Agricultural Research Institute, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China.
South China Fruits : 42-43
Abstract : Mango anthracnose (Collectotrichum gloeosporioides) is a serious disease for mango growing. It usually occurs at fruit ripening stage, damaging the fruit production by 10-20%. Practice indicated that for control of it applying integrated control methods are important. The methods consists of after autumn pruning spraying once 1% equal amount Bordeaux mixture, when in winter cleaning sufficiently the orchard and painting the trunks with thick Bordeaux mixture (0.5 : 3 : 20) and spraying Bordeaux mixture of 3-5 degrees to the ground, and when the clusters appeared in length of 3-5 cm, spraying once 600x 25% Sportak emulsion, then spraying once again every 2 weeks (total of 8 times) could get it well controlled. After harvest soaking fruit in the 500x solution of 25% Sportak for 2-3 minutes could get the fruit stored for 10 days without lost eating quality.