| Crop | Mango (Mangifera indica) |
| Disease | Powdery Mildew |
| Pathogen | Oidium mangiferae |
| Group | Fungi (Ascomycota) See Taxonomy |
Symptoms
- Powdery growth covers the stalk of the panicle, flowers, tender fruits and leaves.
- Affected fruits and flowers fall prematurely.
| Pathogen Characters | |
| Pathogen | Oidium mangiferae |
| Type | Oidium (Learn more about Oidium) |
| Mycelium | Hyaline, branched, septate. Produces haustoria inside the epidermal cells. |
| Asexual | Short conidiophore and conidia. Conidia are borne singly/rarely in chains. |
| Pathogen Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom | Fungi |
| Division | Ascomycota |
| Class | Leotiomycetes |
| Order | Erysiphales |
| Family | Erysiphaceae |
| Genus | Oidium |
| Species | Oidium mangiferae |
Management
- Dusting the plants with fine sulphur (250-300 mesh) at the rate of 0.5 kg/tree.
- The first application may be soon after flowering, second 15 days later (or) spray with Wettable sulphur (0.2%), (or) Carbendazim (0.1%),(or) Tridemorph ( 0.1%),(or) Karathane (0.1%).
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