Symptoms

• This is caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Botryodiplodia theobromae.
• Water soaked lesions are seen on the fruits, the tissues of which become discoloured and disintegrated.
• Premature splitting of the pericarp and rotting of mace and seed are the main symptoms of the disease.
• The internal tissues are found rotten. The fallen fruits become enveloped with the growth of the organism.

Water soaked lesions	Rotten fruit	Rotting of mace and seed

Management

• The disease can be controlled by spraying 1% Bordeaux mixture

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