Plant Disease Library / Anthracnose of Tomato Anthracnose of Tomato Colletotrichum coccodes
medium Tomato fungal
A fungal disease of ripening tomato fruit producing small sunken spots with concentric rings.
Symptoms Small, circular, sunken spots on ripe fruit with concentric dark rings and tiny black fruiting structures visible in the center; the fungus can also affect roots.
Favorable conditions • Warm, wet weather during fruit ripening• Overhead irrigation and splashing rain• Overripe or stressed fruitManagement 1 Rotate protectant fungicides 2 Avoid overhead irrigation 3 Rotate crops away from tomato and related hosts 4 Remove and destroy crop debris after harvest
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