Studies on Alternaria fruit rot (Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler) of Aonla (Phyllanthus emblica L.) and its management
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2008
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Anand Agricultural University, Anand
Abstract
The aonla (Emlica officinalis Gaerth, syn. Phyllanthus emblica
L.) is an important arid fruit crop. The fruit rot caused by Alternaria alternata
(Fr.) Keissler, adversly affects the fruit quality, quantity and ultimately reduce
the market value. As the Alternaria fruit rot of aonla causes enormous yield
losses and oftenly observe in orchards and markets, the detail investigation on
various aspects was carried out in Department of Plant Pathology, B. A.
College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand. Freshly infected
aonla fruits (Gujarat Aonla-1) showing typical Alternaria rot symptoms were
collected from Horticulture Orchard, A.A.U., Anand. The infected fruits
initially exhibited, small, brownish, spherical necrotic spots, which increased in
circular fashion, later on the spots become dark brown to black covering the
whole fruit within 7 days
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Plant Pathology, Study