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Leaf blotch: Taphrina maculans

Symptoms

  • The spots of 1-2mm diameter appear in more numbers, covering both sides of leaf.
  • The attacked leaf presents a reddish brown appearance instead of the normal green colour.
  • These spots coalesce to form irregular bigger patches.

Management

  • Field sanitation
  • Spray with Mancozeb 0.25% or copper oxy chloride 0.25% immediately after the appearance of symptom and at 15 days interval.

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