International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 1
First page : (48) Last page : (56)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2478

Anthracnose of Mango Incited by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides : A Comprehensive Review

Pavitra Kumari, Rakesh* and Rajender Singh
Department of Plant Pathology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), INDIA
*Corresponding Author E-mail: punia.rakesh98@gmail.com
Received: 19.01.2017  |  Revised: 26.01.2017   |  Accepted: 28.01.2017  

ABSTRACT

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the world’s most important and esteemed fruits of the tropical and subtropical countries. By the virtue of its wide range, delicious taste, superb flavour, very high nutritive and medicinal value as well as great religio-historical significance, it is called the “King of the fruits”. Mango is affected by a number of diseases at all stages of the development right from nursery to post harvest including storage and transit. Its production is drastically affected by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, is one of the most damaging pathogen cause mango anthracnose. This paper reviews the research and development of Anthracnose of mango during the precedent in relation to pathogen taxonomy, distribution, biology, disease cycle and management.

Key words: Anthracnose, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, pathogen

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Cite this article: Kumari, P., Rakesh and Singh, R., Anthracnose of Mango Incited by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides: A Comprehensive Review, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(1): 48-56 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2478