Anthracnose of Citrus
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Citrusfungal
A fungal disease causing twig dieback and wound-related fruit rot, often following stress or injury.
Symptoms
Leaf and twig dieback, tear-staining on the fruit rind, and post-harvest fruit rot originating from wounds.
Favorable conditions
- •Tree stress, frost damage, or other injury predisposing tissue to infection
- •Wet weather during fruit development and harvest
Management
- 1Apply copper fungicide sprays
- 2Prune out dead and damaged wood
- 3Avoid wounding fruit at harvest
- 4Handle and store fruit carefully post-harvest
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