Wilt disease
of guava: a national problem. |
Dwivedi, S.
K.,Padmanabh Dwivedi |
School
of Environmental Sciences, B.B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow-226 025,
India. |
A review of
guava wilt (caused by Fusarium solani, F. longipes, F. moniliforme
[Gibberella fujikuroi ], F. oxysporum f.sp. psidii, Macrophomina
phaseolina and Rhizoctonia sp.) in India is given. A brief account of
the economic importance of guava is followed by the occurrence and
symptoms of the disease. The modes of infection, causal organisms, and
environmental and chemical factors that guide the development of the
disease have also been emphasised. The recent findings made to control
the disease severity, including those by chemical and biological methods
and soil solarization, are also reviewed. |
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